VBrick Systems VBRICK APPLIANCE VB6000 - Manual (Page 29)

WM Configuration
VBrick WM Appliance Admin Guide 19
Domain Name Server
VBrick Host Name The Host Name defaults to the Media Access Control (MAC)
address, a hardware address that uniquely identifies each node of a
network. The VBrick's Host Name acts to identify the VBrick to
various network applications including DHCP, SNMP and VBrick
application tools. The Host Name syntax can be a maximum of 18
characters, the first character must be a letter and the rest can be letters,
numbers or hyphens.
Network Interface
Speed The settings for
Interface Speed
and
Interface Type
are
interdependent. They must both be set to Automatic or they must
both be set manually. Manual settings should be used only in the
rare case when the VBrick is attached to network equipment that
does not support auto negotiation. The VBrick's capabilities may
be limited when its Ethernet link is at 10 Mbps and/or Half
Duplex. If auto negotiation fails, the VBrick defaults to 10Mbit,
half duplex and attempts "parallel detection," an alternative way to
sense speed. Status parameters are available on the network status
screen to indicate the state of the link and the current
configuration of the Ethernet hardware. In auto mode, they reflect
the results of the negotiation and in manual mode they follow the
configuration options.
(10Mb, 100Mb, Automatic). This allows the Ethernet interface of
the VBrick to be manually forced to 100 Mbps or 10 Mbps. The
default setting is "Automatic" which enables auto negotiation in
the VBrick so it will automatically match its speed setting to the
speed of the switch or hub to which it is attached. "Automatic" is
the default and recommended setting.
Network Interface Type Half-Duplex, Full-Duplex, or Automatic. This allows the Ethernet
interface of the VBrick to be manually forced to Full Duplex or
Half Duplex. The default setting is Automatic which enables auto
negotiation in the VBrick so it will automatically match its duplex
setting to that of the switch or hub that it is attached to. Automatic
is the default and recommended setting.
Maximum Transmission
Unit Size Range 1024–1500 (default = 1500). The MTU is used for all
network traffic from the VBrick and defines the largest network
packet size that will be transmitted. A higher MTU brings higher
bandwidth efficiency and VBrick recommends using the default.
However you may wish to reduce MTU size to meet the
requirements of some networks with VPN or other security tunnels
that cannot tolerate 1500-byte packets. Note that WM video
playback on Vista PCs may be suboptimal with small MTU settings.
Primary Server IP
Address This is the primary server used for DNS.
Secondary Server IP
address This is the secondary server used for DNS.
Default Domain
Extension This is the domain name used for DNS. Note: You can keep the default
(blank) values.