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Appendix K Router Platform User Interface Reference

DNS Policy Page

DNS Policy Page

Use the DNS policy page to define the local IP host table and the Domain Name System (DNS) servers that the router should use for translating hostnames to IP addresses. You can also prevent the router from performing DNS lookups by disabling the DNS feature.

Navigation Path

•(Device view) Select Platform > Device Admin > DNS from the Policy selector.

•(Policy view) Select Router Platform > Device Admin > DNS from the Policy Type selector. Right-clickDNS to create a policy, or select an existing policy from the Shared Policy selector.

Related Topics

•DNS on Cisco IOS Routers, page 15-105

•Chapter K, “Router Platform User Interface Reference”

Field Reference

Table K-69 DNS Page

Element

Servers

Hosts

Description

The DNS servers used by the router to perform DNS lookups. Enter one or more addresses or network/host objects, or click Select to display an Object Selectors, page F-593. You can define a maximum of six DNS servers.

If the address you want is not listed, click the Create button in the selector to display the Network/Host Dialog Box, page F-477. From here, you can define a network/host object.

The local host table configured on the router. When a user types in a hostname, the router checks this table first before querying the DNS servers defined in the Servers field.

Click Add to display the IP Host Dialog Box, page K-159. From here you can define a hostname and the IP addresses to associate with that hostname.

Note To edit an entry in the host table, select it, then click Edit. To remove an entry, select it, then click Delete.

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