Interfaces Configuration, Status, and Network Configuration

In this section, the network-related configurations are described. Once the devices are added, the network configuration on the GUI detects automatically while configuring the devices. However, ensuring the network configurations are set up correctly is essential.

Network Configuration

Network configuration are same as the network names specified under MCM9000 Network Configuration. Please note all the network names that are configured here, will be available for all the MCM9000 devices added to the MCS device. However, only the relevant network names are used on respective MCM9000 devices.

In this MCS system, there are five Physical Networks and one VLAN. You can Add, Edit, Delete, and Copy the network names as needed.

Interfaces Configuration

The Interface Configuration happens once the MCM9000 devices are added to the MCS system. In this MCS system, two devices are added. One device (MCM9000-SN:9232) has detected a physical Network Interface as Nic1 (eth0) and the other device has one physical Network Interface as Nic1 (etho) and a VLAN as VLAN10 (eth0.10). Please refer to VLAN Network Configuration to know more about VLAN.

The interface configuration in MCS is same as MCM9000 interface Configuration except few parameters.

Fields	Description
Network	It is the Name of the logical Network, and it is unique for each Network Interface Card (NIC).
Interface	It is the physical ID of the Interface (eth0, eth1, etc.) for physical network and VLAN ID of the Interface (eth0.10, eth0.20, etc.) for VLAN network.
Device	The Device's (Cloud instance, virtual machine, or a physical server) name.
Mode	Static IP or DHCP.
IP Address	For a Static IP Mode, input the IP Address according to local network configuration. For a DHCP Mode, the IP Address will be set automatically by the DHCP server.
Mask	For a Static IP Mode, input the Network Mask according to local network configuration. For a DHCP Mode, the Network Mask will be set automatically by the DHCP server.
Gateway	For a Static IP Mode, input the Default Gateway according to local network configuration. For a DHCP Mode, the Default Gateway will be set automatically by the DHCP server.
Management Multicast	When enabled, the device can communicate with other MCM9000 devices.
Video Bridge	When enabled, new video bridge is established. Please refer Video Bridge - MCS to know more about video bridge.
Management TTL	TTL (Time To Live) for the management of multicast communication.

Interfaces Status

The Interfaces Status displays the status of the Network Interfaces derived from the hardware and configuration. When set to DHCP mode, the IP Address, Default Gateway, and Network Mask data are assigned by the local Router.

It is same as the MCM9000 Network .

Fields	Description
Device	The Device's name.
Interface	It is the physical ID of the Interface (eth0, eth1, etc.) or VLAN ID (eth0.10).
Network	It is the Name of the logical Network, and it is unique for each NIC.
MAC	The Device's MAC address.
Speed	Network Speed (in Mbps).
IP Address	IP Address of the Network.
Gateway	Default Gateway of the Network.
LLDP System	Displays the LLDP switch/system information.
LLDP Port ID	The Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) allows the device to advertise its device information to its directly connected neighbors. Displays the LLDP interface ID.
Up	Displays the Interface Status. *If Up status is enabled it indicates that the network interface is connected.

The three lines highlighted in yellow shows the Columns display. If can hide the columns you don’t require from this option.

Refresh Rate is highlighted in red. You can set the refresh rate according to your needs (5, 10, 30, 60 seconds) or disable it.

The Extended Entry Info highlighted in orange provides the status info of the selected MCM9000 device.