Configuring the management module for remote access

For IPv4, you can configure the management module to use Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) or static IP addresses for remote access. For IPv6, you can configure the management module to use Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCPv6), static IP addresses, and stateless auto-configuration for remote access.

After you connect the active management module to the network, the Ethernet port connection is configured in one of the following ways:

For IPv4:
- If you have an accessible, active, and configured dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) server on the network, the IP address, gateway address, subnet mask, and DNS server IP addresses (IPv4) are set automatically. The host name is set to the management-module MAC address by default, and the domain server cannot change it.
- If the DHCP server does not respond within 2 minutes after the port is connected, the management module uses the factory-defined static IP address and default subnet address.
Important: You cannot connect to the management module using the factory-defined configuration information until after this period passes.
For IPv6:
- If there is an accessible and active IPv6 router on the network, the advanced management module will generate stateless auto-configured addresses for the Ethernet ports.
- If there is an accessible, active, and configured DHCPv6 server on the network, the advanced management module will also receive a DHCPv6-assigned IP configuration.
- The link-local IPv6 address is always available for use when IPv6 is enabled. See IPv6 addressing for initial connection for information about how to determine the link-local address.

Any of these actions enables the Ethernet connection on the active management module.

Make sure that the client computer is on the same subnet as the management module; then, use your web browser to connect to the management module (see Starting the management-module web interface for more information). In the browser Address or URL field, specify the IP address that the management module is using:

If the IP address was assigned through a DHCP server, get the IP address from your network administrator.
The factory-defined static IPv4 IP address is 192.168.70.125, the default IPv4 subnet address is 255.255.255.0, and the default host name is MMxxxxxxxxxxxx, where xxxxxxxxxxxx is the burned-in MAC address. The MAC address is on a label on the management module, below the IP reset button. See IPv6 addressing for initial connection for information about how to determine the IPv6 address to use for initial advanced management module access.

Note: If the IP configuration is assigned by the DHCP server, the network administrator can use the MAC address of the management-module network interface to find out what IP address and host name are assigned.