User's Manual

44 Installing and Setting Up the CMC

Select your network speed (10Mbps, 100Mbps, 1Gbps, or Auto) using the

down arrow button.

NOTE: The Network Speed setting must match your network configuration for

effective network throughput. Setting the Network Speed lower than the

speed of your network configuration increases bandwidth consumption and

slows network communication. Determine whether your network supports the

above network speeds and set it accordingly. If your network configuration

does not match any of these values, Dell recommends that you use Auto

Negotiation (the Auto option) or refer to your network equipment

manufacturer.

Press the center button to continue to the next

CMC Network Settings

screen.

Select the duplex mode (half or full) that matches your network

environment.

NOTE: The network speed and duplex mode settings are not available if Auto

Negotiation is set to On or 1000MB (1Gbps) is selected.

NOTE: If auto negotiation is turned on for one device but not the other, then

the device using auto negotiation can determine the network speed of the

other device, but not the duplex mode; in this case, duplex mode defaults to

the half duplex setting during auto negotiation. Such a duplex mismatch will

result in a slow network connection.

Press the center button to continue to the next

CMC Network Settings

screen.

Select the mode in which you want the CMC to obtain the NIC IP

addresses:

Dynamic Host

Configuration

Protocol (DHCP)

The CMC retrieves IP configuration (IP address, mask, and

gateway) automatically from a DHCP server on your

network. The CMC will be assigned a unique IP address

allotted over your network. If you have selected the DHCP

option, press the center button. The Register DNS? screen

appears; go to step 7.