Configuring Servers

The Config tab offers three general levels of configuration: global, services, and interface. To configure at the global level, press the GLOBAL button to expand the Settings button (if it has not already been expanded). To configure services, press the SERVICES button to expand the list of services, and then choose the service. To configure an interface, press the INTERFACE button to expand the interface, and then choose the interface.

Global Settings

In the global settings, you can change the Display Name and Gateway of the server.

HTTP Service Configuration

In the HTTP service configuration, you can edit the Default Page Content (index.html) using a subset of HTML tags. When a PC accesses the web page on the server using the Web Browser, the index.html will load in the Web Browser.

DHCP Service Configuration

In the DHCP service configuration, you can set up the server to be a DHCP server. The parameters that you can edit are Default Gateway, DNS Server, the Start IP address to lease, and the Maximum number of Users to lease IP addresses to.

TFTP Service Configuration

In the TFTP service configuration, there are no parameters to set. The TFTP service contains a fixed database of IOS images that can be used to flash routers and switches.

DNS Service Configuration

In the DNS service configuration, you can set up a DNS server to translate domain names into IP addresses. To translate a domain name, enter the Domain Name and the corresponding IP Address then press the Add button. To remove a DNS entry, select the entry in the list and press the Remove button.

Interface Configuration

Servers can support an Ethernet (copper or fiber), modem, or wireless interface. In general, you can set the interface Port Status, Bandwidth, Duplex, MAC Address, IP Address, Subnet Mask, Link Local Address, and IPv6 Address. These options vary slightly for each interface type.

IP Configuration Utility

In the Desktop tab, click the IP Configuration icon to bring up this utility where you can set the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway.

Command Prompt Utility

In the Desktop tab, click the Command Prompt button to bring up the command prompt. In the prompt, you can issue the following commands:

? arp help ipconfig ipv6config netstat ping ssh telnet tracert