Network Management

=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 Chapter 1: Accessing the Webmin
 * 2) Click System in the left column.
 * 3) Click Inveneo Network Management

For examples of network diagrams, see Chapter 5: Network Diagrams. 

=Connection to the Internet=

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. For an example network diagram, see Chapter 5 Network Diagram, section Typical Network Configuration.

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) Enter an external DNS server(s) IP address(es). A static IP address on the WAN port requires an external DNS server.  For more information, see the section External DNS Server.
 * 6) 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

LAN Port connection to Internet
 If the Internet connection uses another device, like a Linksys router, to connect to the LAN, the hub server can still connect to the Internet using this option. With this option, the DSL modem, VSAT connection or other Internet connection does not connect to the WAN port on the server but instead plugs into some other device on the network. For an example network diagram, see Chapter 5 Network Diagram, section The Server Connects to the Internet from the LAN Port.

To give the server access to the Internet:
 * 1) Input the IP address of the device with Internet connection in the Gateway field.
 * 2) Enter an external DNS server(s) IP address(es). Using the LAN port access the Internet requires an external DNS server.  For more information, see the section External DNS Server.
 * 3) After inputting the IP address, 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 connection has an external DNS server, use this section to enter the DNS server(s). Click Apply Changes after entering the information.

When the DNS Server should be set: 
 * The WAN port is set to a static IP
 * IHL connects to the Internet using the LAN port
 * Sometimes even if the WAN port is set to DHCP client, the DNS server should be set.

=LAN Connection=  The LAN usually refers to the network you are creating. A LAN can be in a building, compound or connecting remote sites together using wireless connections. Anywhere IHL acts as a DHCP server is part of the LAN. While the WAN generally connects to the Internet.

Setting the LAN IP Address
By default, the IP address of Inveneo Hub Linux is 192.168.100.1. The IP address for IHL should only be changed if the server is being added to an existing network with a different IP scheme. If the LAN IP address is changed, the URL used to access to webmin will change from https://192.168.100.1:10000 to https://:10000 To make the changes permanent, click Apply changes.

DHCP Server
For most networks, Inveneo Hub Linux will act as the DHCP server. The default range of addresses is 192.168.100.100 to 192.168.100.200. For most networks, this range will work. To change the range, use the Address range field. Then click Apply changes.

However, if another device is acting as a DHCP server, the DHCP server on Inveneo Hub Linux can be disabled by clicking Hub is not serving DHCP. Then click Apply changes  Return to the Table of Contents