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Figure 5-171 Device Overrides - Network DNS screen
6. Provide or override the default Domain Name used when resolving DNS names. The name cannot exceed 64 characters.
7. Set or override the following Domain Name System (DNS) settings:
8. Provide a list of up to three DNS servers to forward DNS queries if DNS resources are unavailable. The DNS name servers
are used to resolve IP addresses. Use the Clear link next to each DNS server to clear the DNS name server’s IP address from
the list.
9. Override the following DNS Servers IPv6 configuration data when using IPv6:
NOTE: A blue override icon (to the left of a parameter) defines the parameter as having
an override applied. To remove an override, go to the Basic Configuration screen’s Device
Overrides field and select Clear Overrides. This will remove all overrides from the
device.
Enable Domain Lookup Select this option to enable DNS on the access point. When enabled, human friendly
domain names can be converted into numerical IP destination addresses. The radio button
is selected by default.
Enable DNS Server
Forwarding
Select this option to enable the forwarding DNS queries to external DNS servers if a DNS
query cannot be processed by the access point’s own DNS resources. This feature is
disabled by default.
IPv6 DNS Name Server 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.
IPv6 DNS Server Forward Select the check box to enable IPv6 DNS domain names to be converted into numerical IP
destination addresses. The setting is disabled by default.
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