Network configuration with Advanced Network Configuration

Application

Use Advanced Network Configuration to edit or remove profiles for the network connection.

Description of function

When you select the Advanced Network Configuration application in the HEROS menu, the control opens the Network Connections window.

The Network Connections window


 

Icons in the Network Connections window

The following icons are shown in the Network Connections window:

Icon

Function

Add network connection

Remove network connection

Edit network connection

The control opens the Editing network connection window.

The Editing network connection window

The Editing network connection window

In the Editing network connection window, the control shows the connection name of the network connection in the upper area. You can change the name.

The Editing network connection window

The General tab

The General tab contains the following settings:

Setting

Meaning

Connect automatically

If you are using several profiles, you can define an order of priority for the connection here.

The control connects the network with the highest priority first.

Input: –999...999

All users may connect to this network

Here you can enable the selected network for all users.

Automatically connect to VPN when using this connection

Currently no function

Bonded connections:

Currently no function

The Ethernet tab

The Ethernet tab contains the following settings:

Setting

Meaning

Service:

Here you can select the Ethernet interface.

If you do not select an Ethernet interface, this profile can be used for any Ethernet interface.

Selection by means of a selection window

Cloned MAC address:

Currently no function

MTU:

Here you can define the maximum package size in bytes.

Input: Automatic, 1...10000

Private key password:

Currently no function

Wake-on-LAN password

Currently no function

Link negotiation

Here you have to configure the settings for the Ethernet connection:

  • Ignore
  • Retain the configurations already existing on the device.

  • Automatic
  • The speed and duplex settings are configured automatically for the connection.

  • Manual
  • Configure the speed and duplex settings for the connection manually.

Selection by means of a selection window

Speed

Here you have to select the speed settings:

  • 10 Mb/s
  • 100 Mb/s
  • 1 Gb/s
  • 10 Gb/s

Only if Link negotiation has been selected Manual

Selection by means of a selection window

Full duplex

Here you have to select the duplex setting:

  • Half
  • Full

Only if Link negotiation has been selected Manual

Selection by means of a selection window

The 802.1X Security tab

Currently no function

The DCB tab

Currently no function

The Proxy tab

Currently no function

The IPv4 Settings tab

The IPv4 Settings tab contains the following settings:

Setting

Meaning

Method:

Here you have to select a network connection method:

  • Automatic (DHCP)
  • If the network uses a DHCP server for IP address assignment

  • Automatic (DHCP) addresses only
  • If the network uses a DHCP server for IP address assignment, but you are assigning the DNS server manually

  • Manual
  • Assign the IP address manually

  • Link-Local Only
  • Currently no function

  • Shared to other computers
  • Currently no function

  • Disabled
  • Deactivate IPv4 for this connection

Automatic, addresses only

Here you can add static IP addresses that will be set up in addition to the IP addresses that are assigned automatically.

Only with Method: Manual

Additional DNS servers:

Here you can add the IP addresses of DNS servers that are used to resolve computer names.

Separate multiple IP addresses by commas.

Only with Method: Manual and Automatic (DHCP) addresses only

Additional search domains:

Here you can add domains used by computer names.

Separate multiple domains by commas.

Only with Method: Manual

DHCP client ID:

Currently no function

Require IPv4 addressing for this connection to complete

Currently no function

The IPv6 Settings tab

Currently no function