Network DNS Settings

Use this page to view or change the Domain Name Services (DNS) settings.

DNS is a distributed database system for managing host names and their associated Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. Using DNS means that people can use names, such as "www.jkltoys.com" to locate a host, rather than using the IP address (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx). A single server may only be responsible for knowing the host names and IP addresses for a small subset of a zone, but DNS servers can work together to map all Domain names to their IP addresses. DNS servers working together allow computers to communicate across the Internet.

Note: If you do not know or are not sure of the IP address or the domain suffix of the DNS servers, consult your network administrator.

Name Services

Specify whether you use a Domain Name System (DNS) server on your network to translate host names into IP addresses.

Use DNS, but obtain server addresses via DHCP
Specifies that the system IP address is dynamically obtained from a DHCP server.
Use DNS, using server addresses below
Specifies that the system IP addresses is configured using the specified DNS servers.

DHCP Interface

Specifies the network interface that is associated with the DHCP server you want to use.

DNS Server Search Order

Specify the IP addresses of up to three domain name system (DNS) servers to use to translate host names into IP addresses. The Technical Support Appliance searches these DNS servers in the order they are displayed.

DNS server 1
Specifies the primary DNS server.
DNS server 2
Specifies the secondary DNS server.
DNS server 3
Specifies the tertiary DNS server.

Domain Suffix Search Order

Specify up to three domain suffixes to search for hostname resolution.

Domain suffix 1
Defines the domain suffix to search first.
Domain suffix 2
Defines the domain suffix to search second.
Domain suffix 3
Defines the domain suffix to search third.

Click Save to save the DNS settings. You are prompted to restart the system.