17.1.2 DNS Servers
A list of all configured DNS servers is displayed in the Local Services->DNS->DNS Serv-
ers menu.
17.1.2.1 Edit or New
Choose the
icon to edit existing entries. Select the New button to set up additional DNS
servers.
Here you can configure both global DNS servers and DNS servers that are to be assigned
to a particular interface.
Configuring a DNS server for a particular interface can be useful, for example, if accounts
with different providers have been set up via different interfaces and load balancing is be-
ing used.
The Local Services->DNS->DNS Servers->New menu consists of the following fields:
Fields in the Basic Parameters menu.
Field
Description
Admin Status
Select whether the DNS server should be enabled.
The function is activated by selecting
7+
.
The function is enabled by default.
Description
Enter a description for DNS server.
Priority
Assign a priority to the DNS server.
You can assign more than one pair of DNS servers ( Primary
DNS Server and Secondary DNS Server) to an interface (i. e.
for example, to an Ethernet port or a PPPoE WAN partner). The
pair with the highest priority is used if the interface is "up".
Possible values from
(highest priority) to
(lowest priority).
The default value is
.
Interface Mode
Select whether the IP addresses of name servers for resolving
the names of Internet addresses are to be obtained automatic-
ally or whether up to two fixed DNS server addresses are to be
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