
Configuring the LAN Interface
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BODi rS BD1000 User Manual
3 • Configuring LAN & WAN Interfaces
Static Route Settings
WINS Server Settings
DNS Proxy Settings
Table 7. LAN: Static Route Settings
Field
Description
Static Route
Defines static routing rules for the LAN segment.
A static route consists of the network address, subnet mask and gateway address.
The address and subnet mask values are in the format of
w.x.y.z
.
The local LAN subnet and subnets behind the LAN will be advertised to the VPN.
Remote routes sent over the VPN will also be accepted. Any VPN member will be
able to route to the local subnets.
Press
to create a new route. Press
to remove a route.
Table 8. LAN: WINS Server Settings
Field
Description
Enable
Check the box to enable the WINS Server. A list of WINS clients display on the
Status > WINS Clients
configuration page.
Table 9. LAN: DNS Proxy Settings
Field
Description
Enable
Check the box to enable the DNS Proxy feature.
DNS Caching
Enables DNS Caching on the built-in DNS proxy server. When enabled, queried
DNS replies will be cached until the records’ Time To Live (TTL) limit has been
reached. This feature can help improve the DNS lookup time. However, it cannot
return the most updated result for frequently updated DNS records.
Default =
Disabled
.
Use Google DNS
Server as Backup
Check the box to enable the Google DNS feature, and the BD1000 will automati-
cally use the Google DNS Server as a backup DNS server. The DNS proxy server
will forward DNS requests to Google's Public DNS Servers in case all of the WAN
connections' DNS servers become unavailable.
Default =
Disabled
.
Local DNS Records
Defines custom local DNS records.
A static local DNS record consists of a Host Name and an IP Address. When look-
ing up the Host Name from the LAN to LAN IP of the BD1000, the corresponding IP
Address will be returned.
Press
to create a new record. Press
to remove a record.