The Network page includes four tabs, Interfaces, Static Routes, Firewall and Diagnostics. The Interfaces tab is used to configure the Controller Ethernet interface. This screen displays the status of an existing interface:
- Uptime
- MAC address
- IPv4 address
- Rx packets
- Tx packets
You can perform the following actions from this screen:
- Connect
- Stop
- Edit
- Delete
- Add new interface
By default the Controller is provisioned with a single Ethernet interface which is configured to use DHCP to assign an IP address. If your network does not support DHCP you must configure a static IP address on the Controller. This can be done in either of two ways: edit the existing interface or add a new interface.
The following paragraphs describe the tasks necessary to configure the CMM5. The Controller must be running version 1.4 or later firmware in order to support all of the functionality described below. In addition the master Injector must be upgraded to version 00.21 or later firmware to support the GPS data feature.
Reconfigure an Existing Network Interface
Perform the following steps to reconfigure the default network interface on the Controller. The same procedure can also be used to change the configuration on any provisioned interface at a later date:
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Log into the Controller GUI using your password. |
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From the Interfaces tab under the Network page, click the Edit button to edit the configuration of an existing interface.
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From the Protocol pull-down menu select Static address.
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Click the Switch Protocol button to confirm the change from DHCP to Static address.
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Enter the desired static IP address in the IPv4 address field.
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Choose the preferred IPv4 netmask from the pull-down menu. Alternatively select – custom – and enter a custom mask, if desired.
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Enter the IPv4 gateway address.
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Click Save & Apply to save the newly entered configuration. |
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Log into the Controller at the newly configured static IP address and initiate a reboot from the System page. After applying the configuration the Controller will be accessible at the new static IP address but will no longer be reachable from the fallback IP address. After the reboot it can be accessed using either the new static IP or the fallback IP. |
Note: This procedure is written assuming that an IPv4 address will be used. If the interface is to be configured as IPv6 then the IPv6 address, IPv6 gateway and IPv6 routed prefix fields will need to be entered instead.
Configure a New Network Interface
Perform the following steps to configure a new network interface on the Controller:
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Log into the Controller GUI using your password. |
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From the Interfaces tab under the Network page, click the Add new interface… button to add a new interface.
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On the Create Interface page enter the chosen name for the new interface.
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Select the protocol from the pull-down menu.
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Select the eth0 interface to associate the new interface with the Controller Ethernet adapter.
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Click Submit to create the new interface. |
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Enter the desired static IP address in the IPv4 address field.
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Choose the preferred IPv4 netmask from the pull-down menu. Alternatively select – custom – and enter a custom mask, if desired.
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Enter the IPv4 gateway address.
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Click Save & Apply to save the newly entered configuration. |
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Log into the Controller at the new static IP address to confirm it was successfully added to the Controller network configuration. |
Note: This procedure is written assuming that an IPv4 address will be used.
Note: The Controller remains accessible on the fallback IP address (169.254.1.1).