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After installing the Connection Utility application on a Windows host, the user needs to open the application and choose one of the available methods to configure the system as shown in Figure 2:
Auto Discover: Users can use this method when their management host is on the same subnet as the Dell Unity system. This method allows the utility to automatically discover any Dell Unity systems on the network that are either unconfigured (have no management IP) or configured but have not yet run through the Initial Configuration Wizard in Unisphere. This means that users can choose to reconfigure network settings through the Connection Utility before logging in through Unisphere.
Manual Configuration: Users can use this method when their system is not on the same network as their management host. This method allows saving a network configuration file to a USB drive and transferring it to a system, which will subsequently process the file and configure the saved network settings.
The Connection Utility allows users to configure the following Dell Unity management network settings, as shown in Figure 3:
System Name: User-defined name of the system, which can be used for easy system identification.
Management Address: Network IP address (IPv4 and/or IPv6) that is assigned to the system and used to access Unisphere.
Subnet Mask/Prefix Length: Network mask used to configure to which subnet the management IP address belongs.
Gateway Address: Router interface on the network used for sending IP packets outside of the local network.