Configuring Advanced Settings
8.3 DNS Settings
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If the host was manually added to the DNS Table, its host name and/or IP
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address can be modified. Otherwise, only modify its host name.
Click
3.
Apply
to save the changes.
To remove a host from the DNS table, click the appropriate “Delete” icon in the
Action column. The entry will be removed from the table.
8.3b DNS Server
The Domain Name System (DNS) translates domain names into IP addresses,
and vice versa. The FiOS Router’s DNS server is an auto-learning DNS, which
means that when a new computer is connected to the network, the DNS server
learns its name and automatically adds it to the DNS table. Other network users
can immediately communicate with this computer using either its name or its
IP address.
The FiOS Router’s DNS also provides the following services:
shares a common database of domain names and IP addresses with the
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DHCP server;
supports multiple subnets within the local network simultaneously;
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automatically appends a domain name to unqualified names;
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allows new domain names to be added to the database using the FiOS
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Router’s GUI;
permits a computer to have multiple host names;
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and permits a host name to have multiple IPs (needed if a host has multiple
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network cards).
The DNS server does not require configuration. However, the list of computers
known by the DNS can be viewed or a new computer can be added to the list.
