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docs: document tui improvements #3724

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host.

3. If you have already configured a user in your **user-data** file in the EdgeForge step, this step will be skipped
automatically. For more information, refer to [Prepare User Data](../../edgeforge-workflow/prepare-user-data.md).
automatically and you will be asked to log in instead. For more information, refer to
[Prepare User Data](../../edgeforge-workflow/prepare-user-data.md).

If you did not configure a user in your **user-data** file during EdgeForge or provide site user data, a terminal
user interface will display a **Create User** page. This allows you to create an Operating System (OS) user with the
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![A terminal user interface showing displaying network configuration options](/cluster_edge_site-deployment_installation_initial-setup_tui.webp)

Check the existing hostname and, optionally, change it to a new one. Use the Tab key or the up and down arrow keys to
switch between fields. When you make a change, press Enter to confirm the change.
switch between fields. When you make a change, press **Enter** to apply the change.

5. In **Network Adapters**, choose a network adapter that the Edge host will use to communicate with Palette.
5. In **Host Network Adapters**, select a network adapter you'd like to configure. By default, the network adapters
request an IP automatically from the DHCP server. You can see the CIDR block of an adapter's possible IP address from
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the **Host Network Adapters** screen without selecting an individual adapter.

By default, the network adapter requests an IP automatically from the DHCP server. Optionally, you can also specify a
static IP. Press Enter to confirm the change.
In the configuration page for each adapter, you can change the IP addressing scheme of the adapter and choose static
IP instead of DHCP. In Static IP mode, you will need to provide a static IP address, subnet mask, as well as the
address of the default gateway. Specifying a static IP will remove the existing DHCP settings.

6. In **DNS Configuration**, specify the IP address of the primary and secondary name servers. Press Enter to confirm
6. In the configuration page of each network adapter, you can also specify the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) for your
Edge host. The MTU defines the largest size, in bytes, of a packet that can be sent over a network interface without
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needing to be fragmented. Press **Enter** to apply the change.

7. In **DNS Configuration**, specify the IP address of the primary and secondary name servers. Press **Enter** to apply
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the change.

7. After you are satisfied with the configurations, navigate to **Quit** and hit enter to finish configuration.
8. After you are satisfied with the configurations, navigate to **Quit** and hit enter to finish configuration.

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