DSView 3 Software Plug-in for the ACS Advanced Console Server : Configuring the ACS Console Server : Network parameters

Network parameters
As a dual stack host, a single ACS console server can manage both servers configured for IPv4 and servers configured for IPv6.
NOTE: To configure IPv6 or DNS addresses, the ACS console server must have firmware version 3.2.0 or later.
To configure network parameters:
Select the ACS console server, then click Appliance Settings - Network in the side navigation bar.
Select Enable IPv4.
If you want to define the address, select Static (User defined). Enter the IPv4 address, subnet mask and gateway in the fields provided.
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If you want to acquire the values from the DHCP server, select DHCP. The address, subnet and gateway are populated for you.
Click Save.
Select Enable IPv6.
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If you want to define the address, select Static (User defined). Enter the IPv6 address, prefix and gateway in the fields provided.
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If you want to acquire the values from the DHCP server, select DHCP. The address, subnet and gateway are populated for you. If you want to acquire server names and/or domain names from the DHCP server, select DNS and/or Domain, respectively.
Click Save.
If you want to define the server addresses, select Static (User defined). Enter IPv4 or IPv6 addresses in the fields provided.
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If you want to acquire the server addresses from the DHCP server, select DHCP. The addresses are populated for you.
Click Save.
Click Flash Required to save your changes to the ACS console server Flash memory.
If you made any changes to the ACS console server network settings, make sure to update the unit network properties by selecting Units - Properties - Network.
To push an IP address to a non-configured ACS console server:
When adding a new ACS console server, the Avocent Install and Discover Protocol (AIDP) allows the DSView 3 software to use DHCP or assign a static IPv4 or IPv6 address to an unconfigured appliance.
If the ACS console server does not have an IP address, select No, the ACS was not configured yet, then click Next.
Select IPv4 to assign the ACS console server an IPv4 address. Enter the IPv4 address and subnet mask in the fields provided. To define the address, select Static and optionally enter a gateway in the field provided; or to acquire the address from the DCHP server, select DCHP.
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Select IPv6 to assign the ACS console server an IPv6 address. From the menu, select the scope of where the multicast message will be sent. Select Static and enter the IPv6 address, prefix length and optionally enter a gateway in the fields provided; or to acquire the address from the DCHP server, select DCHP.