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Digi Connect WAN Family web interface
You can specify the host name value as a single name or a fully qualified domain name, whose
parts are separated with a period character. Each part must follow the following rules:
Must begin with a letter or digit
l
Must end with a letter or digit
l
Interior characters may be a letter, digit or hyphen
l
Each part of the name may be from 1 to 63 characters in length, and the full host name
l
may be up to 127 characters in length. An IP address is not permitted for use in this host
name setting.
Static Primary DNS
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Static Secondary DNS: The IP address of Domain Name Servers (DNS) used to resolve
computer host names to IP addresses. Static DNS servers are specified independently of any
network interface and its connection state. An IP address of 0.0.0.0 indicates no server is
specified.
DNS Priority: A list of DNS servers in priority order used to resolve computer host names. Each
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type of server is tried, starting with the first in the list. For each server type, the primary server
is tried first. If no response is received, then the secondary server is tried. If neither server can
be contacted, the next server type in the list is tried.
A network interface may obtain a DNS server from DHCP or other means when it is connected.
If an interface does not obtain a DNS server, it will be skipped and the next server in the
priority list will be tried.
To change the priority order, select an item from the list and press the up or down arrow.
Gateway Priority: List of network interfaces in priority order used to determine the default
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gateway. Use the default gateway to route IP packets to an outside network, unless controlled
by another route.
A network interface may have a static gateway configured, or obtain a gateway from DHCP or
other means when it is connected. The first interface in this list that supplies a gateway will be
used as the default gateway. The default gateway may change as interfaces connect and
disconnect.
To change the priority order, select an item from the list and press the up or down arrow.
The IP Network Failover feature provides a dynamic method for selecting the default gateway.
If failover is properly configured and enabled, it overrides the Gateway Priority selection in the
Advanced Network Settings. For a description of the failover feature and information on how to
configure it, please see
DNS proxy settings
Enable DNS Proxy Service: Enables the DNS Proxy feature on this Digi device. DNS Proxy
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permits DNS client hosts to communicate with this Digi device as if it were a DNS Server. It
forwards the DNS client's request to one of the DNS servers configured in its network settings.
The response from the actual DNS server will be relayed to the requesting client when it is
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IP Network Failover settings.
Configuration through the web interface
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