Intermec 6950 EGS, User Manual

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SECTION 5 Configuring Network Options
6950 Enterprise Gateway Server User’s Guide 5-19
Configuring Host Names
Use the IP addresses and host names supplied with option
2 on the IP Config menu to build a local host table.
Wireless station users can then supply the host names
instead of IP addresses during connection.
Local host tables are useful when a DNS is not present on
the Ethernet network. A name is less cumbersome and
prone to fewer errors than an IP address.
The 6950 EGS keeps a table of each host name and IP pair.
When users supply a host name, it substitutes the IP
address. For example, assume the host name IRV" has
been added with the IP address 192.168.5.40. When users
supply the host name IRV," the 6950 EGS translates that
to address 192.168.5.40 and opens a connection to the host.
The 6950 EGS checks its local host table for IP addresses
before checking the DNS.
To configure host names:
1. Press 2" at the IP Config menu. The HOST Menu
appears:
HOST Menu
1 - Add
2 - Delete
E - Exit
Option –>