Allied Telesis AT-2746FX - Manual (Page 91)

Network Adapter Card Installation Guide
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Configuring the Network Adapter Card Settings
A network adapter card has a number of parameters that you can adjust.
In some cases, the default configuration of the network adapter card will
be sufficient for it to operate without any adjustments. In other cases, you
might need to adjust one or more parameters.
Here are three of the parameters that you can set on an adapter.
ˆ IP address - Specifies a unique Internet Protocol address for the
adapter.
ˆ Subnet mask - Delineates the network portion of the IP address from
the node portion.
ˆ Gateway address - Specifies the IP address of a router or Layer 3
switch to be used by the node for traffic destined outside its virtual LAN
or network.
You can set these parameters manually or you can activate the DHCP
client software on the network adapter card and have the card retrieve this
information automatically from a DHCP or BOOTP server on your network
whenever the system is reset or power cycled. (Of course, the latter does
require that there be a DHCP or BOOTP server somewhere on your
network.) For instructions on how to set these parameters, refer to
“Configuring the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway Address” on
page 92.
Listed here are additional adapter card parameters you might need to
adjust, depending on the operating characteristics of the device to which
the port on the network adapter card is connected and the network
environment:
ˆ Port speed and duplex mode - The default speed and duplex mode
setting for a twisted pair port on an Allied Telesyn adapter card is Auto-
Negotiation. The default duplex mode setting for a fiber optic port is
full-duplex.
ˆ Magic packet - Enables and disables the Wake on LAN feature on the
adapter card. The default setting for this feature is disabled.
ˆ QoS tagging - Enables and disables the card’s ability to pass a Class
of Service level to packets. The default setting for this feature is
disabled.
ˆ VLAN ID - Specifies a VLAN identifier if the adapter card is to handle
tagged packets.
ˆ Network Address (LAA) - Specifies an alternate MAC address for the
adapter card.
ˆ Load balancing and fail over teams - Selects a load balancing mode
and assigns the adapter card to a team. These parameters are