auto - The device will scan for standard telephone service (POTS). If it finds POTS, it dis- ables metallic termination. If it does not find POTS during the search period, then metal- lic termination is enabled.

disabled - There is no POTS detection, and metallic termination is disabled.

always_on - The device will scan for POTS for information only. Metallic termination is always enabled.

Domain Name System Settings

Domain Name System (DNS) is an information service for TCP/IP networks that uses a hierarchical naming system to identify network domains and the hosts associated with them. You can identify a primary DNS server and one secondary server.

Common Commands

set dns domain-name domain-name

Specifies the default domain name for your network. When an application needs to resolve a host name, it appends the default domain name to the host name and asks the DNS server if it has an address for the “fully qualified host name.”

set dns primary-address ip_address

Specifies the IP address of the primary DNS name server.

set dns proxy-enable

This allows you to disable the default behavior of acting as a DNS proxy. The default is on.

set dns secondary-address ip_address

Specifies the IP address of the secondary DNS name server. Enter 0.0.0.0 if your network does not have a secondary DNS name server.

Dynamic DNS Settings

These commands are supported beginning with Firmware Version 7.4.2.

Dynamic DNS support allows you to use the free services of www.dyndns.org. Dynamic DNS automatically directs any public Internet request for your computer's name to your cur-

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