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=Internet Connection=

Overview


The Inveneo Hub Server comes with 2 Ethernet ports. One port, the Wide Area Network (WAN) port, is for connecting to the Internet. The other port, the Local Area Network (LAN) port, is for connecting to the local network. Configuring these ports is done through the Inveneo Network Management page in the webmin.

To access the Inveneo Network Management page:
 * 1) Log into the webmin, see The Inveneo Hub Linux Manual Chapter 1: Accessing the Webmin
 * 2) Click System in the left column.
 * 3) Click Inveneo Network Management



WAN Port connection to Internet
 Internet that comes from a DSL modem, VSAT, WiMax or Ubiquiti connection will usually connect through the WAN port on the server. Generally the Internet connection will act as a DHCP server. By default the WAN port is configured as a DHCP client.

If the Internet connection is not a DHCP server, the WAN port can be configured to a static IP by:
 * 1) Click Static setup
 * 2) In the IP Address field, enter the static IP
 * 3) In the Netmask field, enter the Netmask, which is usually the Netmask is 255.255.255.0
 * 4) In the Gateway field, enter the Gateway, which is generally the IP address of the DSL modem or other Internet connection device.
 * 5) Click Apply Changes at the bottom of the page.

Modem connection to Internet
 This option is for a dial up modem, which connects to the Internet. The modem will automatically connect to the Internet when someone on the network tries to access a web page. If Firefox or other web browser on a client machine opens a home page on the Internet, the modem will connect whenever the web broswer is launched. As such, it will take a few minutes to load the home page of the web browser. Since there are hundreds of dial up modems, you may need to download and install the drivers for your modem. Once the drivers are installed, configure the modem:
 * 1) The Modem connection to Internet field specifies the location of the modem
 * 2) The Phone Number field is the number the modem will dial.
 * 3) The Username and Password should be supplied by the Internet providers
 * 4) Leave the default Baud Rate of 115200 unless otherwise specified by the Internet provider.
 * 5) The Idle (secs) field refers to the amount of time the modem should stay connected to the Internet after the last Internet request.
 * 6) *By default, the Idle time is set to 10 minutes, which is the same as 600 seconds.
 * 7) *The setting should not set be set too low; otherwise, the Internet maybe disconnected while people are using the Internet. For example, if someone is reading an article, they may stay on the same page for 2 minutes but then find themselves disconnected from the Internet when trying to read another article.
 * 8) Init String 1 and Init String 2 are usually left blank unless other specified by the modem
 * 9) Click Apply changes at the bottom of the page

External DNS Server


The DNS server resolves the name of a website with the IP address of the website. If the Internet provider does not include a DNS server, you can use OpenDNS to resolve DNS. Their IP addresses are 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220. Click Apply Changes after entering the information.

=Configuring Time= 
 * 1) Log into the webmin
 * 2) Click System in the left column.
 * 3) Click Inveneo Time Management
 * 4) Using the drop down menus, set the Date, Month, Year, Hour, Minute and Second
 * 5) Click Apply
 * 6) Click the Change timezone tab.
 * 7) From the drop down menu Change timezone to, select a timezone.
 * 8) Click Save