Update Network Settings

Use this menu option to access most of the same IP networking options as are available in the Commissioning Wizard step TCP/IP configuration. When selected, you are prompted for each setting sequentially, starting with hostname.

Update Network Settings example in a controller system shell

Network Configuration Utility

Enter new value, '.' to clear the field or '<cr>' to keep existing value.

Hostname <localhost> : J8_East
Domain <> : myDomain.net
Primary DNS Server <> : 8.8.8.8
Secondary DNS Server <> : 8.8.4.4
Route <192.168.1.1> :
Primary IPv6 DNS Server <> :
Secondary IPv6 DNS Server <> :
IPv6 Route <> :

NET1 Ethernet interface (en0)
 IP address (clear to use DHCP) <> : 192.168.1.36
 Subnet mask <255.255.255.0> :
 Enable IPv6 addressing on this adapter? (Y/n) :
 IPv6 address (clear to use stateless autoconfiguration) <> :

Enable NET2 (en1) interface? (y/N) : Y

NET2 Ethernet interface
 IP address (clear to use DHCP) <> : 172.15.16.36
 Subnet mask <255.255.255.0> :
 Enable IPv6 addressing on this adapter? (Y/n) :
 IPv6 address (only 1 adapter may use IPv6 Autoconfiguration) <> :

**** IPv6 Autoconfiguration NOT supported on NET2 interface
IPv6 on NET2 will be disabled

Confirm new configuration
Hostname        : J8_East
Domain          : myDomain.net
Default Gateway : 192.168.1.1
Primary DNS     : 8.8.8.8
Secondary DNS   : 8.8.4.4
Default IPv6 Gateway :
Primary IPv6 DNS     :
Secondary IPv6 DNS   :

NET1 settings:
IP Address          : 192.168.1.36
Subnet Mask         : 255.255.255.0
IPv6 Addressing assigned via Autoconfiguration

NET2 settings:
IP Address          : 172.15.16.36
Subnet Mask         : 255.255.255.0
IPv6 Addressing assigned via Autoconfiguration

Save these settings? (Y/n) :

NOTE: After you save the network settings, they do not become active until you reboot the controller. You can do this when you return to the main system shell menu, by selecting menu option 6 for Reboot.

Update System Time

If the commissioning process has not been completed yet, it is often important to set the current date and time (YYYYMMDDHHMM.ss). For example: 201510231536 for 23-Oct-2015 at 3:36pm UTC or 11:36 EDT.