Wireless/Redundant Edge Services xl Module Management and Configuration Guide WS.01.03 or greater

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Configuring the ProCurve Wireless Services xl Module
Network Services Manager
DNS Services
Domain Name System (DNS) is the Internet protocol for translating domain
names or hostnames into IP addresses. The hostname is the familiar, alpha-
numeric name for a host on the Internet (for example, www.procurve.com),
and the IP address is the 32-bit address that devices on a TCP/IP network use
to reach each other. DNS allows users to enter more readily memorable and
intuitive hostnames rather than IP addresses. In addition, DNS allows a host
to keep the same hostname even if a company changes the host’s IP address.
The Wireless Edge Services xl Module can act as a DNS client. To enable the
module to query a DNS server to resolve hostnames, you must define that DNS
server. In addition, you can specify a default domain name—which is typically
your organization’s domain name.
Adding DNS Servers
To define the DNS servers that the Wireless Edge Services xl Module should
contact when it needs to resolve hostnames, complete the following steps:
1. Click Network Setup > Internet Protocol and select the Domain Name
System tab. The following screen is displayed: