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The "Static" method on an interface will allow you to statically assign networking addresses such as the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway via the sdc_cli using iface commands or by editing the /etc/network/interfaces file in the Linux file system. The "Manual" method on an interface will result in the interface not being assigned any type of address. The user will need to set the address, subnet mask, and gateway using other tools within the host system.