Black Box ET0010A User Manual

Installation and Configuration

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EncrypTight User Guide

Setting up the network connections to use IPv6 addresses requires modifying several files.

To configure the network interface:
1 Using a text editor of your choice, edit the file:

/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0

2 To add an IPv6 address, add the following lines:

Where 

 is the IPv6 address that you want to assign to the ETKMS. If you are 

using an IPv6 address, you also need to edit the etkmsParams.sh file (see 

).

3 Save and close the file.

To specify the IPv6 address of the ETKMS in the parameters script:
1 Edit the file:

/opt/etkms/bin/etkmsParams.sh

2 Edit the ETKMS_IP parameter to add the IPv6 address of the ETKMS.

Do not make any other changes to this file.

3 Save and close the file.

To set the hostname and IPv6 default gateway address:
1 Edit the file:

/etc/sysconfig/network

2 For an IPv6 address, add the following lines:

Where 

 is the IPv6 address of the default gateway.

Whether you are using IPv4 or IPv6 addresses, if this ETKMS is a backup ETKMS, the hostname 
must be the same as the primary ETKMS with backup appended to the name. For example, the 
backup ETKMS for a primary ETKMS named 

ETKMS1.mycompany.com

 must be named 

ETKMS1backup.mycompany.com

.

3 Save and close the file.

To set the default DNS server and configure the hosts file:
1 At the command prompt, type 

.

2 Tab  to  Edit DNS configuration and press Enter.
3 Enter the Hostname, Primary DNS, Secondary DNS, and Search information.
4 Tab  to  OK and press Enter.
5 Tab  to  Save & Quit and press Enter.
6 At the command prompt, type 

 and press Enter.

7 At the command line, restart the network service by typing 

 and press 

Enter.