User Guide

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Bridge GUI Guide: Network Configuration
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Latitude and Longitude - specify the Bridge’s global
coordinates in degrees, minutes and seconds, north/south
or east/west in the format:
DD:MM:SS.ssN/S/E/W, with no spaces
You need only specify whole seconds. You can optionally
specify the Bridge’s coordinates to the 100
th
second.
Altitude - specifies the Bridge’s altitude in whole meters
above sea level.
No manual
Location is set by default.
To enable GPS or manually configure the Bridge’s location:
1 Log on to the Bridge GUI through an Administrator-level
account and select
Configure -> Administration from the
menu on the left.
2 In the Location frame, enter new values into the Location
settings you want to change.
3 Click APPLY in the upper right of the screen (or RESET
screen settings to cancel your changes).
3.6 DHCP and DNS Services
Bridge functionality includes standard, user configurable
network IPv4 and IPv6 DHCP (Dynamic Host Control Protocol)
and DNS (Domain Name System) services.
3.6.1 IPv4 and IPv6 DHCP Services
When the Bridge’s internal DHCP servers are enabled, the
Bridge provides standard DHCP services to network DHCP
clients.
You can observe current DHCP leases on
Monitor ->
Connections
-> DHCP Leases tab.
Internal DHCP services use the internal DNS server (see
below) and the locally configured DNS client settings and
domain name on
Configure -> Administration -> Network
Configuration
(refer to Section 3.4.1).
The IPv4 DHCP server uses the locally configured IPv4
Default
Gateway
in the upper half of the Network Configuration frame
(refer to Section 3.4.2.1). The IPv6 DHCP server uses the IPv6
default gateway(s) in the lower
IPv6 portion of the frame,
including those established automatically and the manually
configured default gateway (if present). Refer to Section
3.4.2.2 for more on IPv6 addressing.
The Bridge’s internal DNS server is enabled by default, and the
Bridge can be configured to use external network DNS servers,
when available (refer to Section 3.4.1). If the Bridge’s DNS
server and DNS client functions are enabled simultaneously,
and the internal DHCP service is unable to resolve a name to