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Configuring network settings
The Settings Wizard enables you to quickly configure basic network and time zone settings.
To set the initial network configuration
1. Choose Configure > Wizards: Initial Setup to display the Settings Wizard.
Figure: Settings Wizard - System Settings page
2. Configure the System Settings using the controls described in this table.
Control
Description
Hostname
Specify the IP address or hostname of the Core.
Note: After initial configuration, this setting can be modified in the Configure > Networking: Host Settings page in the SteelFusion Core Management Console.
DNS Server IP Address
Specify the IP address for the primary name server.
Note: After initial configuration, this setting can be modified in the Configure > Networking: Host Settings page in the SteelFusion Core Management Console.
Obtain IPv4 Address Automatically
Specify this option to automatically obtain the IPv4 address from a DHCP server. A DHCP server must be available so that the system can request the IP address from it.
Note: After initial configuration, this setting can be modified in the Configure > Networking: Host Settings page in the SteelFusion Core Management Console.
Specify IPv4 Address Manually
Specify this option if you do not use a DHCP server to set the IP address. Specify the following settings:
•  IPv4 Address - Specify an IPv4 address.
•  IPv4 Subnet Mask - Specify a subnet mask.
•  Default IPv4 Gateway - Specify the primary gateway IP address. The primary gateway must be in the same network as the primary interface.
Note: After initial configuration, this setting can be modified in the Configure > Networking: Management Interfaces page in the SteelFusion Core Management Console.
Time Zone
Select the time zone from the drop-down list.
Note: After initial configuration, this setting can be modified in the Configure > Networking: Management Interfaces page in the SteelFusion Core Management Console.
3. Click Next to save the settings and display the Confirmation page.
The Confirmation page summarizes the settings you configured in the preceding pages.
Figure: Settings Wizard - Confirmation page
4. Click Back to go back and modify the settings or click Save and Apply to complete this set of configuration settings.
The Finish page displays.