NPort W2150/2250 Plus Series User’s Manual Web Console: Network Settings
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Overview
This chapter explains how to configure all settings located under the Network Settings folder in
the NPort web console.
Network Settings> General Settings
On the General Settings page in the Network Settings folder, you can modify DNS server 1 and
2, WINS function, and WINS server.
DNS Server 1 and 2
Default
Options
IP address (e.g., “192.168.1.1”)
Description
This field is for the DNS server’s IP address, if applicable. With the DNS server
configured, the NPort device server can use domain names instead of IP
addresses to access hosts.
Domain Name System (DNS) is how Internet domain names are identified and
translated into IP addresses. A domain name is an alphanumeric name, such as
www.moxa.com, that it is usually easier to remember than the numeric IP
address. A DNS server is a host that translates a text-based domain name into an
IP address in order to establish a TCP/IP connection. When the user wants to
visit a particular website, the user’s computer sends the domain name (e.g.,
www.moxa.com) to a DNS server to request that website’s numeric IP address.
When the IP address is received from the DNS server, the user’s computer uses
that information to connect to the website’s web server.
The NPort will play the role of a DNS client, actively querying the DNS server
for the IP address associated with a particular domain name.
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