Network > Settings
Interface Options by SonicWALL Security Appliance
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Appliance Model | Interfaces |
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SonicWALL TZ 50 | WAN, LAN |
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SonicWALL TZ 50 Wireless | WAN, LAN, WLAN |
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SonicWALL TZ 150 | WAN, LAN |
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SonicWALL TZ 150 Wireless | WAN, LAN, WLAN |
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SonicWALL TZ 170 | WAN, LAN, OPT |
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SonicWALL TZ 170 SP | WAN, LAN, Modem |
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SonicWALL TZ 170 Wireless | WAN, LAN, WLAN |
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SonicWALL PRO 1260 | WAN, LAN, OPT |
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SonicWALL PRO 2040 | WAN, LAN, DMZ |
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SonicWALL PRO 3060 | WAN, LAN, DMZ |
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DNS Settings
DNS (Domain Name System) is a hierarchical system for identifying hosts on the Internet or on a private, corporate TCP/IP internetwork. It is a method for identifying hosts with friendly names instead of IP addresses as well as a method for locating hosts. Hosts are located by resolving their names into their associated IP addresses so network communication can be initiated with the host computer.
The DNS Settings setting information is automatically entered when you configure your WAN interface settings. Although, you can enter up to three IP addresses in the DNS Settings section if your WAN Internet connection using static IP addressing. However, at least one IP address of a DNS Server is required to resolve host names to IP addresses or IP addresses to host names.
Note: It is strongly recommended to have at least two DNS IP addresses configured on the SonicWALL security appliance. This provides redundancy in the event one DNS server is unavailable.
1Enter the IP address in the DNS Server 1 field.
2Enter the second IP address in the DNS Server 2 field.
3Click Apply for the changes to take effect on the SonicWALL security appliance.
To pass DNS settings to computers on the LAN, you must enable the SonicWALL security appliance DHCP server on the Network > DHCP Server page.
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