Dell 3-DNS Configuring NameSurfer for zone file management

Using the Setup Utility

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users. For detailed instructions on setting roles for users, see Managing

user accounts, in Chapter 6, Administration and Monitoring, in the

3-DNS Reference Guide.

When you configure the unit to use an external RADIUS server for user

authentication you need the following information:

• The IP address of the RADIUS server, or the IP address of the primary

server and secondary server if you have more than one RADIUS server.

• The port configured for RADIUS traffic on your RADIUS server.

Typically, the port configured for RADIUS is port 1645, the traditional

RADIUS port, or port 1812, the new official RADIUS port.

• The primary RADIUS secret, and if you have a secondary RADIUS

server, the secondary RADIUS secret.

• After you configure external authentication, you need to set the

authorization level, or role, for each user you want to allow to access the

controller. You can do this after you complete the Setup utility. Add an

account and role for each user in the User Administration screen of the

Configuration utility. Since the external authentication server handles the

password authentication, you do not need to enter a password for these

users. For detailed instructions on setting roles for users, see Managing

user accounts, in Chapter 6, Administration and Monitoring, in the

3-DNS Reference Guide.

Configuring NameSurfer for zone file management

You can configure NameSurfer to handle DNS zone file management. We

strongly recommend that you configure NameSurfer to handle zone file

management by selecting NameSurfer to be the master on the unit. If you

select NameSurfer as the master, NameSurfer converts the DNS zone files

on the system, becomes the authoritative DNS, and automatically processes

changes and updates to the zone files. (You can access the NameSurfer

application directly from the Configuration utility for the 3-DNS

Controller.)

In the final series of the Setup utility screens, you choose whether to have

NameSurfer handle DNS zone file management on the 3-DNS Controller. If

you configure the 3-DNS Controller in node mode, we strongly recommend

that you configure NameSurfer to handle zone file management. If you

designate NameSurfer as the primary name server, NameSurfer converts the

DNS zone files on the system, becomes the authoritative DNS, and

automatically processes changes and updates to the zone files. (You can

access the NameSurfer application directly from the Configuration utility).

1. In the navigation pane, click NameSurfer.

The NameSurfer home screen opens.