Configure a secondary NIC to access ADM agent

Last published : Sep 21, 2026
You can configure two NICs on an ADM agent. Using the Dual NIC architecture, ADM agent will be able to:
  • Establish communication between ADM agent and ADC instances - You can use the first NIC to isolate the traffic that is received and sent through the NetScaler ADM and also to communicate between NetScaler ADM and its managed NetScaler instances in another network.
  • Establish communication between ADM agent and NetScaler® ADM - You can use the second NIC to manage the NetScaler ADM that is on a network and perform administrative tasks
Note
You cannot interchange the functionality and configuration of both the NICs.
Block Diagram of Dual NIC Infrastructure
In this scenario, as an administrator, you can:
  • Configure IP address for the traffic between NetScaler ADM and its managed NetScaler instances.
  • Configure IP address for managing the NetScaler ADM software to perform all administrative tasks in the software.
Note
It is not mandatory to configure Dual NICs for an ADM agent. It is optional and is required only when traffic between ADM agent, NetScaler ADM and ADCs needs to be separated.
Related information

Modify the IPV4 NIC network addresses using CLI

  1. Open an SSHconnection to the NetScaler agent console by using an SSH client, such as PuTTY.
  2. Log in using the nsrecover/nsroot credentials and switch to the shell prompt.
  3. Run the command ifconfig. You can see the details of the two NICs that you have configured -
    • NIC 1 – For communication between ADM Agent to ADC Communication
    • NIC 2 – For communication between ADM Agent to NetScaler ADM
    Code Block ifconfig
  4. Run the command networkconfig. A menu appears which allows you to set or modify the IPV4 network addresses.
    Code Block networkconfig
    Note
    Second NIC Network address can take multiple IP values.
  5. Select a menu item to modify. Save and quit the settings.