About general host settings
You modify general host settings under Networking > Networking: Host Settings.
Under Name, change the Hostname field.
Under DNS Settings, these configuration options are available:
Primary DNS Server
Specifies the IP address for the primary name server.
Secondary DNS Server
Specifies the IP address for the secondary name server.
Tertiary DNS Server
Specifies the IP address for the tertiary name server.
DNS Domain List
Specifies an ordered list of domain names. If you specify domains, the system automatically finds the appropriate domain for each of the hosts that you specify in the system.
To add a new host, under Hosts these configuration options are available:
IP Address
Specifies the IP address for the host.
Hostname
Specifies a hostname.
About proxy settings
Under Configure How This Appliance Connects to the Network, these configuration options are available:
Enable Proxy Settings
Provides proxy access to the appliance. Enables the appliance to use a proxy to contact the Riverbed licensing portal and fetch licenses in a secure environment. You can optionally require user credentials to communicate with the proxy, and you can specify the method used to authenticate and negotiate user credentials. Proxy access is disabled by default. RiOS supports these proxies: Squid, Blue Coat Proxy SG, Microsoft WebSense, and McAfee Web Gateway.
Web/FTP Proxy
Specifies the IP address for the web or FTP proxy.
Port
Specifies the port for the web or FTP proxy. The default port is 1080.
Enable Authentication
Requires user credentials for use with web or FTP proxy traffic. Specify these values to authenticate the users:
• User Name specifies a username.
• Password specifies a password.
• Authentication Type specifies an authentication method from the drop-down list:
– Basic authenticates user credentials by requesting a valid username and password. This is the default setting.
– NTLM authenticates user credentials based on an authentication challenge and response.
– Digest provides the same functionality as basic authentication; however, digest authentication improves security because the system sends the user credentials across the network as a Message Digest 5 (MD5) hash.