Management LAN

General

Sometimes network environments do not permit to add new devices into an existing infrastructure.
For these cases the IACBOX can make use of an optional third management interface, the Management-LAN.
If the current network infrastructure does not allow the addition of ticket printers or PMS systems, they can be moved into the Management-LAN network.

Note that the Management-LAN network does require a third physical network card.
If the IACBOX has a public IP Address we recommend turning off WebAdmin Access via Office-LAN(WAN) and make the WebAdmin accessible via Management-LAN instead. This is part of operating the IACBOX securely.

Activation

The Management-LAN can be activated during the installation of the IACBOX or at a later time. To activate the Management-LAN during system installation, the available Unattended Setup options can be used. By default, this setup offers automated installation with three network interface cards in German and English. Further information about the Unattended Setup can be found in the corresponding manual page.

The Management-LAN can also be activated after the IACBOX was already installed.

TIP

In order to enable the Management-LAN on an already installed system follow these steps: Log in on the IACBOX console by connecting a monitor & keyboard, or in a virtual machine by opening the VM console. The log in has to be done with the sysop user and does only work if the default sysop password has been changed in the WebAdmin before.

The following setup dialog will show up.

Confirm the dialog with Yes - Continue! to enter the setup menu. First switch to the menu Sys-Config to configure the network settings.

All network interfaces have to be edited in order to activate the third network card at the next step.

Now the Management-LAN can be configured and activated.

If those steps were carried out as shown in the pictures above, the status of all three network interfaces should have the status done

In order to activate the settings, switch back to the main menu and select the menu Net-Auto.

This listing shows the assignment of the network interfaces to the 3 different network zones (Office LAN, Surf LAN, Management LAN). Use Save changes to commit any made changes or use Back to return to the Main Menu.

Activate the changes, exit the setup menu and reboot the IACBOX.

Configuration

After a system reboot the Management-LAN can be configured.

WebAdmin, FTP and SSH access can be activated for the Management-LAN as well. The system must be rebooted in order for the changes to take effect. Please note that the network interfaces of the IACBOX can change when a third interface is added. For example, it may occur that the Office-LAN (eth1) interface transforms into the Surf-LAN (eth0) interface after activating the third interface. Thats why it's strongly recommended to check the network interfaces for changes after the third interface has been activated.

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