IP Configuration
Domain Name System
Cisco 350XG & 550XG Series 10G Stackable Managed Switches
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As a DNS client, the device resolves domain names to IP addresses through the
use of one or more configured DNS servers.
This section covers the following topics:
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DNS Settings
Use the DNS Settings page to enable the DNS feature, configure the DNS servers
and set the default domain used by the device.
STEP 1
Click
IP Configuration
>
Domain Name System
>
DNS Settings
.
STEP 2
In Basic Mode, enter the parameters:
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Server Definition
—Select one of the following options for defining the DNS
server:
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By IP Address
—IP Address will be entered for DNS server.
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Disabled
—No DNS server will be defined.
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Server IP Address
—If you selected By IP Address above, enter the IP
address of the DNS server.
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Default Domain Name
—Enter the DNS domain name used to complete
unqualified host names. The device appends this to all non-fully qualified
domain names (NFQDNs) turning them into FQDNs.
NOTE
Do not include the initial period that separates an unqualified name
from the domain name (like cisco.com).
STEP 3
In Advanced Mode, enter the parameters.
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DNS
—Select to designate the device as a DNS client, which can resolve
DNS names into IP addresses through one or more configured DNS servers.
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Polling Retries
—Enter the number of times to send a DNS query to a DNS
server until the device decides that the DNS server does not exist.
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Polling Timeout
—Enter the number of seconds that the device will wait for
a response to a DNS query.
