Grass Valley SiteConfig v.2.1 - Manual (Page 39)

3. Configure the settings for the network as follows:
• Type – The link layer of the protocol stack, such as Ethernet or Fibre Channel.
• Usage – The function of the network, related to the type of traffic the network carries, such
as control or file transfer.
• Redundancy – Specifies if the network supports redundancy and if the network is primary or
secondary.
• Name – The name of the network, as it is displayed in SiteConfig and identified in host files.
• Exclude from Host Files – If selected, SiteConfig does not write the network’s hostnames
and IP addresses to the host files that it copies to networked devices.
• Managed – Network settings are managed by SiteConfig.
• Base IP Address – The first (lowest) IP address in the range of IP addresses managed by
SiteConfig.
• Number of Addresses – The number of IP addresses in the range managed by SiteConfig.
• Subnet Mask/Gateway IP Address – Additional network settings managed by SiteConfig.
• Unmanaged – Network settings are managed by mechanisms external to SiteConfig.
• DNS – Name resolution is provided by a DNS server for the unmanaged network.
• IP Address Allocation via DHCP – IP addresses are assigned by DHCP for the unmanaged
network.
• Host File – Name resolution is provided by host files for the unmanaged network. If you want
SiteConfig to copy the contents of the unmanaged network’s host file into a managed network’s
host file, enter the location of the unmanaged network’s host file. This allows host names of
devices on the unmanaged network to be resolved on the managed network.
• DNS Servers – Servers providing DNS for name resolution. These DNS server can be for
both managed and unmanaged networks.
• Default Interface Name Suffix – The suffix added to the end of host names to identify interfaces
on this network.
4. Click OK to save settings and close.
5. If you added a network, it appears in the Network Configuration | Networks tree view at the bottom
of the list.
About hosts files and SiteConfig
SiteConfig uses the network information in the system description to define a hosts file and allows
you to view the hosts file. SiteConfig can manage this hosts file on Windows operating system
devices that are in the system description and that are part of a SiteConfig managed network.
When you have successfully assigned devices and applied planned network settings to interfaces,
it is an indication that host table information, as currently captured in the system description, is valid
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Working with network configuration