Configuring Network Services

You configure DNS and WINS services when you initially configure the system with the serial console. If necessary, you can use the System > Network > Overview page to modify the configuration. You can also use this page to configure a hostname.

The network services overview page also displays the node name (if the node belongs to a cluster), and the status and interface statistics for the internal port, external port, and management port.

To configure network services:

Select

System > Network > Overview

to display the configuration page.

Figure 144 shows the configuration page for Pulse Connect Secure.

Complete the configuration as described in

Table 106

.
Save your changes.

Figure 144: Pulse Connect Secure Network Services Configuration Page

Table 106: Network Services Configuration Guidelines

Settings

Guidelines

Status

Display interface statistics for the internal port, external port, and management port.

Network Identity

Hostname

Specify a fully qualified hostname. For example, domain.company.com. The hostname cannot exceed 30 characters

DNS Name Resolution

Primary DNS

Specify the IP address for the primary DNS server.

Secondary DNS

Specify the IP address for the secondary DNS server.

DNS Domain(s)

Specify a comma-separated list of default domains. The system searches the domains in the order they are listed.

Preferred DNS Response

This field determines what DNS requests and responses PCS will prefer to the configured DNS server.

Select ‘V4’ if PCS is interested only in IPv4 hostname resolution requests and responses to/from the backend DNS server.
Select ‘Both’ if PCS needs to send and receive both IPv4 and IPv6 hostname resolution requests and responses.

Windows Networking

WINS

Specify the hostname or IP address of a local or remote Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) server that you use to associate workstation names and locations with IP addresses.

Bandwidth Management

This feature is available only on Connect Secure.

Total Maximum Bandwidth

Specify the maximum bandwidth for all traffic.

VPN Tunnels Maximum Bandwidth

Specify the maximum bandwidth for VPN tunnel traffic.

NOTE: The value of total maximum bandwidth must be greater than the value of VPN tunnels maximum bandwidth.