NOTE: Adding additional wired
Ethernet connections is allowed but the added interface is not used
in any of the ThinLinux features.
To add a new
network connection, complete the following tasks:
On the lower-left corner of the page, click
the + icon.
The Add Network Connection dialog box
is displayed. The following options are listed for you to configure.
VPN
Bond
Team
Bridge
VLAN
Click VPN to add a VPN network connection.
You must import a file from the stored location to configure the VPN
settings.
Click Bond to add and configure the
Bond network connection for your thin client.
Click the General tab, and configure the following options:
Select any of the following check boxes based on your requirement:
Automatically connect to this network when it is available.
All users may connect to this network.
Automatically connect to VPN when using this connection.
From the drop-down menu, select the firewall zone.
Click the Bond tab, and configure
the following options:
Type a name for your network interface.
The number of bonded connections
that are set up are listed here. To add a new bond connection, click
the Add button and select the type of connection you want to
create. The available options are Ethernet, InfiniBand, Bond, Bridge, Team, and VLAN.
Select the type of Network Mode from
the drop-down list. The available options are:
Round-robin
Active Backup
XOR
Broadcast
802.3ad
Adaptive transmit load balancing
Adaptive load balancing
Link Monitoring — Select the
type of link monitoring from the drop-down list. The available options
are:
MII (recommended)
ARP
Enter the time in ms for the link
up delay duration.
Enter the time in ms for the link
down delay duration.
Click the IPv4 Settings tab, and
do the following:
From the drop-down list select the following method
for IPv4 authentication.
If Automatic (DHCP) method is selected, you
must configure the following options:
Additional DNS Servers — Type the IP addresses of
domain name users that are used to resolve host names. Use commas
to separate multiple domain name server addresses.
Additional Search Domains — Type the
IP addresses of domains used when resolving host names. Use commas
to separate multiple domains.
DHCP client ID — Enter the ID for
the DHCP client. This client identifier allows the network administrator
to customize your computer’s configuration.
Require IPv4 addressing for this connection
to complete — The IPv4 address is required to complete the connection.
If the IPv4 address is not available, then the connection is not configured.
Click the Routes button to
edit IPv4 routes for Bond connection.
Click Add to add an IP address. After an IP
is added, Netmask, Gateway and Metric specific to that IP are displayed.
Select the check box if you want to
ignore the automatically obtained routes.
Select this check box if you want
to use your connection only for resources on that particular network.
If Automatic (DHCP) addresses only method
is selected, you must configure the following options:
DNS Servers — Type the IP addresses of domain name
users that are used to resolve host names. Use commas to separate
multiple domain name server addresses.
Search domains — Type the IP addresses
of domains that are used when resolving host names. Use commas to
separate multiple domains.
DHCP client ID — Enter the ID for
the DHCP client. This client identifier allows you to customize your
computer’s configuration.
NOTE: The
other settings remain same as described in automatic (DHCP) method
for IPv4 authentication.
If Manual method is selected, you must configure
the following options:
Click Add to add an IP address. After an IP
is added, Netmask, Gateway specific to that IP are displayed.
DNS Servers — Type the IP addresses
of domain name users that are used to resolve host names. Use commas
to separate multiple domain name server addresses.
Search domains — Type the IP addresses
of domains used when resolving host names. Use commas to separate
multiple domains.
NOTE: The DHCP client ID option and Ignore automatically obtained routes check boxes are disabled.
The other settings remains
the same as described in automatic (DHCP) method for IPv4 authentication.
If Link-Local Only method is
selected, the DNS Servers, Search domains, DHCP client ID, and Routes
options are disabled. You can select the Require IPv4 addressing
for this connection to complete check box to allow the connection
to complete. The IPv4 address is required to complete the connection.
If the IPv4 address is not available, then the connection is not configured.
If Shared to other computers method is selected, the DNS Servers, Search domains, DHCP client
ID, and Routes options are disabled. You can select the Require
IPv4 addressing for this connection to complete check box to allow
the connection to complete. The IPv4 address is required to complete
the connection. If the IPv4 address is not available, then the connection
is not configured.
If Disabled option is selected, IPv4 is not available for this connection.
Click the IPv6 Settings tab. From
the drop-down list, select the following method type for IPv4 authentication.
The available options are:
Ignore
Automatic
Automatic, addresses only
Manual
Link-Local Only
NOTE: The settings
are same as configuring the IPv4 settings tab described in this section.
Click Team to add and configure the team network connection
for your thin client.
Click the Team tab, and configure
the following options:
Interface name—Type the name of your network interface.
MTU—Specifies the size (in bytes) of the largest protocol data unit that the protocol layer can pass onwards.
Teamed connections—Lists the number of team connections
that are configured. To add a new team connection, click
Add and select the type of connection you want to
create. The available options are Ethernet, Bond, Bridge, Team, and VLAN.
JSON config— If you have already added a new team connection, you can enter a custom JSON configuration string in the text box or import a configuration file.
To configure the General tab, IPv4 Settings tab, and IPv6 Settings tab for team connection,
see the configuration details for Bond connection in this section.
Click Bridge to add and configure the bridge network connection
for your thin client.
Click the Bridge tab, and configure
the following options:
Interface name — Type the name for your network interface.
Bridged connections — The number
of bonded connections that are set up are listed here. To add a new
bond connection, click the Add button and select the type of connection
you want to create. The available options are Ethernet, Wi-Fi, and
VLAN.
Aging time — Enter the Aging time
duration in seconds.
Enable IGMP snooping—Select this check box to monitor Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) communications among devices.
Enable STP — Select this check box
to enable the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) for your connection.
Priority — Enter the priority value.
Forward delay — Enter the forward
delay duration in seconds.
Hello time — Enter the hello time
duration in seconds.
Max age — Enter the value for the
maximum age.
To configure the General tab, IPv4 Settings tab, and IPv6 Settings tab for Bridge connection,
see the configuration details for Bond connection in this section.
Click VLAN to add and configure the VLAN network connection for
your thin client.
Click the VLAN tab, and configure
the following options:
Parent interface — Type the name for your parent
interface.
VLAN ID — Enter the value for the
VLAN id.
VLAN interface name — Type the name
for your VLAN interface.
Cloned MAC address — Type the cloned
MAC address.
MTU —Specifies the size (in bytes)
of the largest protocol data unit that the protocol layer can pass
onwards.
Flags—Select the Reorder headers, Generic VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP), Loose binding, and Multiple VLAN Registration Protocol (MVRP) check boxes to enable the respective functions for your VLAN connection.
To configure the General tab, IPv4 Settings tab, and IPv6 Settings tab for VLAN connection,
see the configuration details for Bond connection in this section.
Click Save to save your settings.
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