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To connect locally, you can configure any IP within the 169.254.1.0/24 range on your device, such as a Windows or Linux machine, provided that the NIC is within the same broadcast domain as NetMRI. Furthermore, connecting through this IP address or via the hypervisor console is necessary if you intend to change the MGMT IP address. Failure to do so may result in an SSH connection drop while new settings are applied, potentially causing some settings to be missed.