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can assign a primary, secondary, or tertiary (third) DNS server. The Access Gateway utilizes
whichever server is currently available.
You must configure DNS if you want to enter meaningful URLs instead of numeric
IP addresses into any of the Access Gateway's configuration screens.
Use the following procedure to set the DNS configuration options.
Enter
(configuration) at the Access Gateway Menu. The Configuration menu appears.
1.
c
Enter
(dns) at the Configuration menu. The system displays the current domain (the
2.
dn
default is "nomadix").
Enter a valid domain name (the Internet domain that DNS requests will utilize).
3.
Enter the host name (the DNS name of the Access Gateway). The host name must not
4.
contain any spaces.
After assigning the host name, the system requests IP addresses for the primary,
secondary, and tertiary DNS servers (the default for the DNS primary address is 0.0.0.2).
The secondary and tertiary DNS servers are only utilized if the primary DNS
server is unavailable.
Enter the IP addresses for the DNS servers (located at the customer's network operating
5.
center where DNS requests are sent).
6.
You must now reboot the system for your settings to take effect. Enter
Access Gateway
Sample Screen Response:
Configuration>dns
NOTE: If DHCP Client or PPPoE Client is enabled, the Primary and
Secondary DNS Server may not be configured, since the DHCP/PPPoE server
may provide those items. Furthermore, if DHCP Client is configured, the
Domain may not be configured.
Enter domain
Enter host name (no spaces)
Enter primary DNS
Enter secondary DNS
Enter tertiary DNS
Enter DNS Redirection Port
Enter Proxy DNS Port
The system must be rebooted to function properly.
Installing the Access Gateway
[nomadix.com
]:
[usg
]:
[0.0.0.2
]: 4.2.2.2
[0.0.0.0
]:
[0.0.0.0
]:
[1029
]:
[1028
]:
y
(yes) to reboot the
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