Assign a static IP in the boot environment

Summary

Although the boot environment GUI supports static IP configuration, it may not work correctly in some environments. If this occurs, use the OS command to set the IP address.

Workaround

Windows PE-based boot environment

1) Launch command prompt

Go to [Utilities] – [Launch command prompt].

2) Check interface name

netsh int ip show conf

*Note
When the boot environment is created using ADK 10.1.25398.1 or later, or WinRE from an equivalent OS version, running the command above may produce garbled characters. This issue is related to the behavior described in the following article:

When netsh.exe output is assigned to a PowerShell variable on Windows 11 version 24H2, non-ASCII characters may appear garbled.

https://jpwinsup.github.io/blog/2025/03/11/Networking/TCPIP/NetshEncodingChange24h2/

If this issue occurs, check the interface name listed after the Ethernet adapter.

ipconfig /all

3) Use netsh command for IP setting

netsh int ip set addr "<Interface Name>" static <IPv4Address> <NetMask> <Gateway>

Ex.) netsh int ip set address "Ethernet0" static 172.16.0.1 255.255.0.0

Linux-based boot environment

1) Launch Terminal

Go to [Utilities] – [Launch terminal].

2) Check interface name

# nmcli d
DEVICE  TYPE      STATE                   CONNECTION 
lo      loopback  connected (externally)  lo         
ens34   ethernet  disconnected            --      

*If "disconnected", please go to [3) Enable the device].

3) Enable the device

# nmcli -w 1 d up ens34
Error: Timeout 1 sec expired.

# nmcli d
DEVICE  TYPE      STATE                                  CONNECTION         
ens34   ethernet  connecting (getting IP configuration)  Wired connection 1 
lo      loopback  connected (externally)    

4) IP Setting

*When configuring 192.168.0.10 255.255.255.0.

# nmcli c m "Wired connection 1" ipv4.addresses 192.168.0.10/24
# nmcli c m "Wired connection 1" ipv4.method manual

5) Apply the setting

# nmcli c down "Wired connection 1"
# nmcli c up "Wired connection 1"

6) Confirm the setting

# nmcli 
ens34: connected to Wired connection 1
	"VMware VMXNET3"
	ethernet (vmxnet3), 00:0C:29:9A:5B:BC, hw, mtu 1500
	inet4 192.168.0.10/24
	route4 192.168.0.0/24 metric 100
	inet6 fe80::1fb3:620a:f19f:21a9/64
	route6 fe80::/64 metric 1024  

Target Product

– ActiveImage Protector 2018/2022

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