Configuring a Static IP Address and Network Settings

To use a static IP address, set up a static IP address and network settings for the CTERA Portal Server.

To set up a static IP address and network settings

1. Log in as root.
2. In the command line, enter the following command:

   ctera-network-util.sh set_static interface ip mask gw dns [dns2]

   Where:

   • interface is the name of the machine's interface.

     To view the interface's name, run the command: ifconfig –a

   • ip is the IP address for this server.
   • mask is the netmask of your network. For example: 255.255.255.0.
   • gw is your network's default gateway.
   • dns is the IP address of the primary DNS server.
   • dns2 is the IP address of the secondary DNS server.

   For example, to configure the interface e1000g0, server IP address 192.168.90.50, netmask 255.255.255.0, default gateway 192.168.90.1, primary DNS server 192.168.90.2, and alternate DNS server 192.168.90.3, enter the following command:

   ctera-network-util.sh set_static e1000g0 192.168.90.50 255.255.255.0 192.168.90.1 192.168.90.2 192.168.90.3

   CTERA Portal is assigned the specified static IP address and network settings.

   	Tip
   	You can revert to using a dynamic IP address for CTERA Portal, by enabling DHCP as described in Enabling DHCP.