4.1 Configuring Network Setting

You can configure settings for the DNS servers, search domains, gateway, and NICs for the appliance in the Network tab. You might need to modify these settings after the initial setup if you move the appliance VM to a new host server, or move the host server to a new domain in your network environment. You can also optionally restrict the networks that are allowed to access the appliance.

To configure network settings for the appliance:

  1. Log in to the Configuration Console as the root user.

  2. Click Network.

  3. In the DNS Configuration section, you can modify the DNS name servers, search domains, and gateway settings for your appliance network.

    If Search Domains is left blank, it is auto-populated with the domain of the appliance hostname. For example, if the hostname of the appliance is ptm.mycompany.com, the domain is auto-populated with mycompany.com.

  4. In the NIC Configuration section, you can modify the IP address, hostname, and network mask of any NIC associated with the appliance.

    1. Click the ID of the NIC.

    2. Edit the IP address, hostname, or network mask for the selected NIC.

    3. Click OK.

    4. Repeat the Step 4.a to Step 4.c for each NIC that you want to configure.

  5. (Optional) In the Appliance Administration UI (port 9443) Access Restrictions section, do one of the following:

    • Specify the IP address of each network for which you want to allow access to the appliance. Only the listed networks are allowed.

    • Leave this section blank to allow any network to access the appliance.

    NOTE:After you configure the appliance, changes to your appliance network environment can impact the appliance communications.

  6. Click OK.

  7. Restart the server.

4.1.1 Configuring the Proxy Settings

If access to internet in your company is possible only through the proxy server, you must configure the proxy settings to enable the Advanced Authentication appliance to communicate with the proxy server.

To configure the proxy settings in the Advanced Authentication server appliance, perform the following steps:

  1. Open the YaST Proxy Configuration module. To open the yast configuration module, specify yast2 proxy in the command line as a root user, or select Network Services > Proxy from YaST Control Center.

  2. Select Enable Proxy.

  3. Specify the URL for the protocols in the Proxy Settings section.

    This URL is used for the proxy. The URL must include the colon (:) and port number. For example, http://<ip address>:<port number>.

  4. Specify the user name and password in the Proxy Authentication section if the proxy server requires authentication.

  5. Click Test Proxy Settings to validate the connection between the appliance and proxy server.

  6. Click OK.

  7. Reboot the appliance.