User Manual

56 Chapter 12 Configuring DNS
periods:
mn07.amalgamated.com
In this example, mn07 is part of the higher-level domain called
amalgamated.com.
Configuration Procedures
Procedure for Using a Name Server
To configure a DNS server, enter the following command:
set config domain=domain myname=name dns=ip-address
where
• domain is the domain in which the device server will reside
• name is a DNS name for device server
• ip-address is the IP address of a name server
Example:
set config domain=digi.com myname=poe dns=204.221.1.4
Procedure for Using a Host File
Use this section to configure the host table, which maps IP addresses to
host names.
Enter the following command
set host name=name ip=ip-address
where
• name is the name the host
• ip-address is the IP address of the host
Example
In this example, three IP address-to-name mappings are configured
set host name=poe ip=204.221.110.200
set host name=gary ip=204.221.110.202
set host name=toni ip=204.221.110.203