Perle Systems SCS8C DC User Manual

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IP Settings
Advanced
Overview
The 
Advanced
 tab configures Active Standby (SCS and SDS8/16/32C models only), DNS update, 
IPv6 Advertising Router settings, and the Ethernet interface(s) hardware speed and duplex.
Configure the parameters in the 
Advanced
 tab only if:
z
you have already set up Dynamic DNS with DynDNS.com 
z
you want to enable Active Standby (SCS models only)
z
you want to specify the line speed and duplex
z
you want the IOLAN to act as an IPv6 Advertising Router
Field Descriptions
Configure the appropriate parameters:
Register Address in 
DNS
When this parameter is set, the Terminal Server will provide the 
DHCP/DHCPv6 server with a fully qualified domain name (FQDN), so that the 
DHCP/DHCPv6 server can update the network's DNS server with the newly 
assigned IP address.
Default: Disabled
Maximum 
Transmission Unit 
(MTU)
The Maximum  Transmission Unit (MTU) size of an IP frame that will be sent 
over the network. If your IOLAN has more then one Ethernet interface each 
interface can be set separately, however only one MTU size can be set for both 
IPV4 or IPV6 frames.
MTU IPV4: 68-1500 bytes
MTU IPV6: 68-1500 bytes