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Preparing for TrueNAS UI Configuration
4 minute read.
Users installing and configuring TrueNAS on their own servers should follow the instructions in this article to prepare for their deployment.
For support or assistance refer to the TrueNAS community forums, Discord, or the tutorials included in the TrueNAS Documentation Hub.
If you are not the administrator responsible for network access in your company, contact your network administrator for assistance. If your company obtains network hardware and support from an Internet or cable service provider, contact them for assistance with where to obtain this information.
When in the same location as the hardware designated for the TrueNAS installation, you can connect a monitor and keyboard to the system to do the initial installation and configuration. An additional USB port is required when using a USB storage device to install TrueNAS from an .iso file.
Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) servers provide access to servers and allow remote users to install software and configure or administrate systems at the console level, or as though you are in the room with the server when you are working remotely. Ensure IPMI is properly configured for secure remote management of TrueNAS servers.
To provide for remote administration of your TrueNAS system, assign access through an IPMI server to the TrueNAS server. To make this possible assign an IP address to use for access and set up administrator credentials (user name and password) to access the TrueNAS IPMI connections.
TrueNAS uses DHCP to assign the IP address to the primary system network interface. DHCP only provisions one IP address. You can use this DHCP-provided address, or you can assign a static IP address. You must assign an IP address to each network interface card (NIC) installed in your system if you want to communicate over your network using the interfaces.
To configure your TrueNAS server to work with your network, you need:
- DHCP broadcast messages enabled on the network or the subnet(s) in your network where TrueNAS is installed.
- DNS name sever IP addresses in your network (TrueNAS can accommodate up to three name server IP addresses).
- IP address for the Network Time Protocol (NTP) server you use to synchronize time across your servers and network.
- Main domain name or the domain name for the portion of your network where the TrueNAS server is deployed.
- Host name you want to use if not using the default-assigned host name in TrueNAS (truenas).
- IP address for each additional network interface added in your system and connected to your network (static IP not provided by DHCP).
- IP address assigned to the controller. Either allow DHCP to assign the IP address or assign a static IP.
If you obtained network equipment and Internet service access from either an Internet or cable service provider, contact their support departments for assistance with network addresses.
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) service or servers allow for the transfer of electronic mail across an Internet connection. TrueNAS uses either SMTP to send mail from TrueNAS to administrator or designated individual email addresses for system alert notifications.
If you do not know this information and do not have a network administrator in your company, or if you are a home user, contact your Internet or cable service provider to obtain the SMTP addresses to allow TrueNAS to send emails from your network.
This section does not apply to small companies with very few users or home deployments of TrueNAS.
TrueNAS works with either Active Directory or LDAP directory servers, and it can also work with Kerberos and IDmap. Active Directory and LDAP configuration settings have similar requirements.