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Network DNS configuration

The Network Properties dialog box has two tabs: IP and DNS. Click the DNS tab to open the Network

Properties DNS dialog box (Figure 32). Use the Network Properties DNS dialog box to enable the DNS

Client on the switch and the DNS server to map domain names to IP addresses. Table 12 describes the

network DNS configuration parameters.

Table 12 Network Properties dialog box—DNS fields

Field Description

DNS Client Select this option to enable the Domain Name Service client.

Local Hostname Enter the name of the local host

Server Discovery Choose one of the following methods by which to assign the IP address:

• Static—Uses the IP configuration parameters entered in the Network

Properties dialog box.

• DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)—Acquires the IP

configuration from a DHCP server. If no satisfactory lease is obtained,

the DHCP client attempts to use the previously configured lease. If the

previous lease cannot be used, no IP address will be assigned to this

switch in order to avoid an IP address conflict.

• DHCPv6 (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol version 6)—Acquires

the IP configuration from a DHCP server. If no satisfactory lease is

obtained, the DHCP client attempts to use the previously configured

lease. If the previous lease cannot be used, no IP address will be

assigned to this switch in order to avoid an IP address conflict.

DNS Server Addresses Enter the IP address of the DNS server.

Search List Discovery Choose one of the following methods by which to assign the IP address: