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This section describes the operation of the "DNS" screen.
Here you can enable DNS settings, specify port numbers, add query servers, etc.

Click [Network] > [DNS Settings] on the side menu to open the "DNS Settings" window.

common setting #

Common DNS settings.

On the "Common Settings" tab, set the following items (1) to (3) and click "Next".

Click the toggle to enable/disable the DNS settings.
Specifies the port number.
Click on the "Enable" or "Disable" button to enable or disable querying the root server.

Confirm the information entered and click "Setup".

Contact Server #

Display a list of servers to contact #

Click on the "Query Server" tab to view a list of query servers.

Configure the query server settings. #

NOTE

The maximum number of servers that can be configured is two.

On the "Contact Server" tab, click "Add New".

The "Add Query Server" screen will appear.

Set the following items (1) to (2) for the contact server settings, and click "Setup".

(1) Specify a high-level DNS server to query.
Specify the priority from 0 to 99. 0 is the highest priority.

Confirm the information entered and click "Setup".

The addition of the query server is completed.

local address #

Display a list of local addresses #

Click on the "Local Addresses" tab to view a list of local addresses.

Configure local address settings. #

On the "Local Address" tab, click "Add New".

The "Add Local Address" screen appears.

Set the following items (1) to (3) for the local address setting and click "Set".

Specifies the address to be responded to.
Specifies the host name to respond to.
Sets the TTL value to be returned upon response.

Confirm the information entered and click "Setup".

Adding a local address is completed.

local zone #

Display a list of local zones #

Click on the "Local Zones" tab to view a list of local zones.

Configure local zone settings. #

On the "Local Zone" tab, click "Add New".

The "Add Local Zone" screen appears.

Set the following items (1) to (2) for the local zone settings and click [Setup].

Enter any zone name.
Specify the type.

Confirm the information entered and click "Setup".

Adding a local zone is completed.

Alias Definition #

Display a list of alias definitions #

Click on the "Alias Definition" tab to view a list of account settings.

Set up an alias definition. #

Select the "Alias Definition" tab and click Add New.

The "Add Alias Definition" screen appears.

For the alias definition settings, set the following items (1) to (3) and click "Set".

Enter any domain name.
Specify the host name.
Sets the TTL value to be returned upon response.

Confirm the information entered and click "Setup".

The addition of the alias definition is complete.

Edit / delete DNS settings #

Edit DNS settings.
Editing is possible for each of the query server, local address, local zone, and alias definition. The query server is used as an example here.

Edit DNS settings #

Edit the registered DNS settings.

Click [...] to the right of the DNS setting you wish to edit, then click Edit on the menu that appears.

The "Edit Query Server" screen will appear.

Configure the settings in the "Edit Query Server" window and click "Configure" to complete editing of the query server.

Delete DNS settings #

There are two ways to delete registered DNS settings: individually from the operation menu of each DNS setting, or by selecting multiple targets and then deleting them.
Editing is possible for each of the query server, local address, local zone, and alias definitions. The query server is used as an example here.

Delete individual DNS settings

Click [...] to the right of the DNS setting you wish to delete and select [Delete] from the menu that appears.
［Click Delete.

DNS settings are deleted.

Delete multiple selections of DNS settings

This method allows you to check the DNS settings you wish to delete and then delete them. This is useful for deleting multiple DNS settings at once.
You can also select a single DNS setting to delete.

Click the checkbox to the left of the DNS setting you wish to delete, place a checkmark in the checkbox, and click [Delete].
［Click Delete.

The DHCP server setting is deleted.

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