DNS Configuration

About this task

Domain Naming System (DNS) is a hierarchical naming system for resources connected to the internet or a private network. Primarily, DNS resources translate domain names into IP addresses. If one DNS server doesn't know how to translate a particular domain name, it asks another one until the correct IP address is returned. DNS enables access to resources using human friendly notations. DNS converts human friendly domain names into notations used by different networking equipment for locating resources.

Procedure

  1. Select a network from the network name list and navigate to Network.
  2. Select DNS.
    The system displays the DNS dashboard.
  3. Configure DNS settings:
    Field Description
    Domain Name Provide the default Domain Name used to resolve DNS names. The name cannot exceed 64 characters
    Domain Lookup Select DNS Lookup to enable DNS. When selected, human friendly domain names are converted into numerical IP destination addresses. The DNS Lookup is selected by default
    IPv4 Forward requests Select this option to enable the forwarding DNS queries to external DNS servers if a DNS query cannot be processed by local DNS resources. This feature is not selected by default
    Add servers.

    Provide the default domain name used to resolve IPv4 DNS names. When an IPv4 host is configured with the address of a DNS server, the host sends DNS name queries to the server for resolution. A maximum of three entries are permitted.

    Use the Action option to delete entries

    IPv6 Forward requests Select this option to enable the forwarding DNS queries to external DNS servers if a DNS query cannot be processed by local DNS resources. This feature is not selected by default
    Add servers.

    Provide the default domain name used to resolve IPv6 DNS names. When an IPv6 host is configured with the address of a DNS server, the host sends DNS name queries to the server for resolution. A maximum of three entries are permitted.

    Use the Action option to delete entries

  4. Select Save to apply and save the DNS configuration changes.