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IP Router – IP address of the gateway router between the switch and
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management stations that exist on other network segments.
VLAN ID – ID of the configured VLAN. By default, all ports on the
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switch are members of VLAN 1. However, the management station can
be attached to a port belonging to any VLAN, as long as that VLAN has
been assigned an IP address. (Range: 1-4095; Default: 1)
DNS Server – A Domain Name Server to which client requests for
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mapping host names to IP addresses are forwarded.
IP DNS Proxy Configuration
DNS Proxy – If enabled, the switch maintains a local database based
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on previous responses to DNS queries forwarded on behalf of attached
clients. If the required information is not in the local database, the
switch forwards the DNS query to a DNS server, stores the response in
its local cache for future reference, and passes the response back to the
client.
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To configure an IP address:
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Click Configuration, System, IP.
2.
Specify the IPv4 settings, and enable DNS proxy service if required.
3.
Click Save.
Figure 4: IP Configuration
Use the IPv6 Configuration page to configure an IPv6 address for
management access to the switch.
IPv6 includes two distinct address types - link-local unicast and global
unicast. A link-local address makes the switch accessible over IPv6 for all
devices attached to the same local subnet. Management traffic using this
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