Configure management network

Procedure

1. Select Devices → All Devices → device, and then click Device Configuration.
2. Select Management Network.
3. To set the protocol for managing the device, go to the Communication area and select one of the following protocol options:
   • Use IPv4 to manage device to manage the device using its IPv4 address.
   • Use IPv6 to manage device to manage the device using its IPv6 address.

   Note If you are editing the Network Management configuration and want to disable IPv4, use IPv6 to manage the network BEFORE you disable IPv4. If you are editing the Network Management configuration and want to disable IPv6, use IPv4 to manage the network BEFORE you disable IPv6.

4. For IPv4 Configuration:
   • Enable IPv4 — Select this check box to configure the device management port with an IPv4 address.

     Important If this check box is not selected, the IPv4 stack is disabled.

   • IP Address/subnet — Specify the IP (IPv4) address and subnet to assign to the device management port interface.
5. For IPv6 Configuration:
   • Enable IPv6 — Select this check box to configure the device management port with an IPv6 address.

   Note If this check box is not selected, the IPv6 stack is disabled.

   • Automatically configure network interface — Select this check box use IPv6 stateless address auto configuration to assign IPv6 addresses to the management port.
   • Management Address — Choose one of the following ways to manage the device:
     • IP Address — user-specified IPv6 address to the management port interface.
     • Link-Local — local IPV6 address assigned during network initialization. The SMS and the device MUST be on the same physical network.
     • Auto — local unicast address assigned during network initialization.
   • Default Gateway — Specify the IP address of the route to use to send packets addressed to other networks.
   • Default Gateway Enabled —Select this check box to assign the specified IPv6 default gateway to the device management port interface. Deselect this check box to disable gateway configuration.

   Important If this check box is not selected, the device and the SMS MUST be on the same subnet.

   Note If you do not select Use IPv6 address to manage this device, the IPv4 address or Public IP Address on the Management Information page is used to manage the device.

6. Click OK.