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Portal Configuration Features and Functions
Review this section for additional information regarding the Portal Configuration
window. See Figure 44.
Figure 44 Portal Configuration Window
1 Portals on the Network grid
Provides a list of Portal Gateways on the network. It shows the status of the
last operation performed, the portal network name, a hyperlink that opens the
corresponding status page, portal MAC address and portal IP configuration
data.
2 Retrieve IP Configuration Scan
When checked, attempts to retrieve the current IP Configuration for the
corresponding portal. This requires direct communication with the portal con-
figuration service, which only runs for one hour after a reboot. If the service is
not running, the IP Configuration data will return unknown data.
3 Update IP Configuration
Updates the IP Configuration of the selected portal. This requires direct
communication with the portal configuration service. The “New Portal IP Con-
figuration” fields are used for the new IP Configuration data.
4 Manual Connection
When checked, allows a portal to be configured by IP address. Some net-