P-2302R Series User’s Guide

Table 96 Menu 1 General Setup (continued)

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

 

 

First System DNS

DNS (Domain Name System) is for mapping a domain name to its corresponding

Server

IP address and vice versa. The DNS server is extremely important because

Second System

without it, you must know the IP address of a machine before you can access it.

The Prestige uses a system DNS server (in the order you specify here) to resolve

DNS Server

domain names for DDNS and the time server.

Third System DNS

Press [SPACE BAR] and then [ENTER] to select an option. Select From ISP if

Server

your ISP dynamically assigns DNS server information (and the Prestige's WAN IP

 

address). The IP Address field below displays the (read-only) DNS server IP

 

address that the ISP assigns.

 

Select User-Definedif you have the IP address of a DNS server. Enter the DNS

 

server's IP address in the IP Address field. If you select User-Defined, but leave

 

the IP address set to 0.0.0.0, User-Definedchanges to None after you save your

 

changes. If you set a second choice to User-Defined, and enter the same IP

 

address, the second User-Definedchanges to None after you save your

 

changes.

 

Select None if you do not want to configure DNS servers. If you do not configure

 

a system DNS server, you must use IP addresses when configuring DDNS and

 

the time server.

Edit Dynamic DNS

Press [SPACE BAR] and then [ENTER] to select Yes or No (default). Select Yes

 

to configure Menu 1.1: Configure Dynamic DNS discussed next.

When you have completed this menu, press [ENTER] at the prompt “Press ENTER to Confirm…” to save your configuration, or press [ESC] at any time to cancel.

22.2.1 Procedure to Configure Dynamic DNS

Note: If you have a private WAN IP address, then you cannot use Dynamic DNS

To configure Dynamic DNS, go to Menu 1 — General Setup and select Yes in the Edit Dynamic DNS field. Press [ENTER] to display Menu 1.1— Configure Dynamic DNS as shown next.

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