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# Networking panel screen details

## Networking

Screen component | Description
--- | ---
Host name | The host name of the appliance.
| NOTE: If you specify DNS (Domain Name Service), you must specify the fully qualified host name.
IPv4 | Defines how IPv4 addresses are assigned to the appliance
IP address | IP address of the appliance
Subnet mask or CIDR | Subnet mask representing the bits reserved for network identification. The Classless Internet Domain Routing (CIDR) mask represents the number of bits reserved for network identification.
Gateway address | IP address for the network interface on your router
IPv6 | Defines how IPv6 addresses are assigned to the appliance
Preferred DNS server | IP address of the preferred DNS server
Alternate DNS server | IP address of the alternate DNS server

## Add or edit networking panel screen details

The following tables describe the information required to configure an appliance network for the first time and at any time you might need to change the settings.

- General

- IPv4 settings

- DNS settings

- IPv6 settings

### General

Screen component | Description
--- | ---
Appliance host name | The host name of the appliance.
| NOTE: If you specify DNS (Domain Name Service), you must specify the fully qualified host name.
Data type: | Upper and lower case alphanumeric characters, special characters period (`.`) and hyphen (`-`).
Examples: | `my-host-name.example.com` (when DNS is used). `my-host-name` (when DNS is not used).

### IPv4 settings

Screen component | Description
--- | ---
Address assignment | Defines how IP addresses are assigned to the appliance in either of these methods: manually by using a static IP address. automatically by using DHCP addresses assigned by a DHCP server.
Default value: | `Manual`
| CAUTION: DHCP randomly assigns addresses. If the DHCP server changes the address assigned to the appliance, connectivity issues, including failures, might result.
IP address | For manual address assignment, supply the IP address of the appliance. For DHCP address assignment, DHCP provides the IP address.
Example: | `192.0.2.0`
Subnet mask or CIDR | The IPv4 mask represents the bits reserved for network identification. The Classless Internet Domain Routing (CIDR) mask represents the number of bits reserved for network identification.
Data type: | Decimal numbers 1 to 128 inclusive with special characters period (`.`) and colon (`:`).
Required: | Yes, if specifying a gateway manually.
Example: | Subnet mask: `255.255.255.000` CIDR `24`
Gateway address | The IP address for the network interface on your router.
Required: | Yes, for manual address assignment.

### DNS settings

Screen component | Description
--- | ---
DNS | The IP addresses of your Preferred and Alternate DNS servers.
| NOTE: If you use DNS, you must specify the appliance host name by its fully qualified domain name.

### IPv6 settings

Screen component | Description
--- | ---
Address assignment | Defines how IP addresses are assigned to the appliance.
Unassign | IP address is unassigned. Clicking this button collapses the IPv6 boxes.
Manual | Expands the IPv6 boxes and allows you to enter the static IP address, Subnet mask or CIDR, and gateway address settings.
DHCPv6 | Expands the IPv6 boxes to display the IP address, Subnet mask or CIDR, and gateway address settings assigned by a DHCP server.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends using a static IP address for best results.
Default value: | `Unassign`
IP address | The IPv6 address of the appliance.
Example: | `2001:DB8::`
Subnet mask or CIDR | The subnet mask represents the bits reserved for network identification. The Classless Internet Domain Routing (CIDR) mask represents the number of bits reserved for network identification.
Data type: | Decimal numbers 1 to 128 inclusive with special characters period (`.`) and colon (`:`)
Required: | Yes, if specifying a gateway
Examples: | Subnet mask: `2001:DB8::` CIDR value: `32`
Gateway address | The IP address for the network interface on your router

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