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Administration Guide

DNS

DNS

To configure DNS settings:
  1. Go to System > Network > DNS.

  2. The following settings can be configured:
    Primary DNS serverThe IP address of the primary DNS server.
    Secondary DNS serverThe IP address of the secondary DNS server.
    Enable DNS cacheEnable to cache the responses to DNS queries.
    DNS cache maximum TTLWhen DNS cache is enabled, configure the length of time in seconds responses to DNS queries are cached. If the configured value is larger than the time to live (TTL) value specified in the DNS record, the DNS TTL value is used. The default is set to 0, which uses the TTL value specified in the DNS record.
  3. To apply changes, select OK.

DNS

To configure DNS settings:
  1. Go to System > Network > DNS.

  2. The following settings can be configured:
    Primary DNS serverThe IP address of the primary DNS server.
    Secondary DNS serverThe IP address of the secondary DNS server.
    Enable DNS cacheEnable to cache the responses to DNS queries.
    DNS cache maximum TTLWhen DNS cache is enabled, configure the length of time in seconds responses to DNS queries are cached. If the configured value is larger than the time to live (TTL) value specified in the DNS record, the DNS TTL value is used. The default is set to 0, which uses the TTL value specified in the DNS record.
  3. To apply changes, select OK.