Appendix C: LAN concepts and settings
2606B System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual
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2606B-901-01 Rev. B / May 2018
Configuring the domain name system (DNS)
The domain name system (DNS) lets you type a domain name in the address bar to connect to the
instrument. If you use DNS, you can use a name instead of an IP address.
Example:
Model2606B.XYZcompany.com
Contact your corporate information technology (IT) department for information about DNS. If a DNS
server is not part of the LAN infrastructure, this setting is not used.
To enable or disable DNS host name verification:
1. From the virtual front panel, press the
MENU
key, and then select
LAN > CONFIG > DNS >
VERIFY
.
2. Turn the navigation wheel to select either
ENABLE
or
DISABLE
. When enabled, the
instrument performs a DNS lookup to verify the DNS host name matches the value specified in
the
(on page 7-115) attribute.
3. Press the
ENTER
key.
4. Press the
EXIT (LOCAL)
key twice to return to the LAN CONFIG menu.
To enable or disable DNS registration:
1. From the virtual front panel, press the
MENU
key and select
LAN > CONFIG > DNS > DYNAMIC
.
2. Turn the navigation wheel to select either
ENABLE
or
DISABLE
. DNS registration works with
the DHCP to register the host name specified in the
lan.config.dns.hostname
attribute with
the DNS server.
3. Press the
ENTER
key.
4. Press the
EXIT (LOCAL)
key twice to return to the LAN CONFIG menu.
5. Select
APPLY_SETTINGS > YES
, and then press the
ENTER
key.
To set the DNS server IP addresses:
1. From the virtual front panel, press the
MENU
key and select
LAN > CONFIG > DNS
.
2. Turn the navigation wheel to select either
DNS-ADDRESS1
or
DNS-ADDRESS2
.
3. Press the
ENTER
key.
4. Turn the navigation wheel to select and enter a valid IP address for the DNS server.
5. Press the
ENTER
key.
6. Press the
EXIT (LOCAL)
key twice to return to the LAN CONFIG menu.
7. Select
APPLY_SETTINGS > YES
, and then press the
ENTER
key.