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Network DNS Configuration

The Network Properties dialog has two tabs: IP and DNS. Click the DNS tab to open

the Network Properties DNS dialog (FIGURE5-15). Use the Network Properties DNS

dialog to enable the DNS Client on the switch and the DNS server to map domain

names to IP addresses. TABLE5-7 describes the DNS configuration parameters.

IPv6 Configuration
Discovery Choose one of the following methods by which to
assign the IP address:
•Static — uses the IP configuration parameters
entered in the Network Properties dialog
•Dhcpv6 (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
version 6) — acquires the IP configuration from a
DHCP server. If no satisfactory lease is obtained, the
DHCP client attempts to use the previously
configured lease. If the previous lease cannot be
used, no IP address will be assigned to this switch in
order to avoid an IP address conflict.
•Ndp — Neighbor Discovery Protocol. Part of the
Stateless Address Auto configuration protocol. It
replaces the Address Resolution Protocol used with
IPv4.
Config IPv6 Address IPv6 address for the Ethernet port
Gateway IPv6 gateway address
TABLE5-7 Network Properties - DNS Configuration
Parameter Description
DNS Options
DNS Client Domain Name Service client
Local Hostname Name of the local host
TABLE5-6 Network Properties- IP Configuration
Parameter Description