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S3300 Smart Managed Pro Switch
Configure DNS
Use this screen to configure global DNS settings and DNS server information.
 To configure the global DNS settings:
1. Select Sy
stem > Management > DNS > DNS Configuration.
Figure 38. DNS Configuration
2. Specify whether to enable or disable the administrative status of the DNS Client.
• Enable. Allow the switch to send DNS queries
to a DNS server to resolve a DNS
domain name. The DNS is enabled by default.
• Dis
able. Prevent the switch from sending DNS queries.
3. Ente
r the DNS default domain name to include in DNS queries.
When the system is performing a lookup on an
unqualified hostname, this field is
provided as the domain name (for example, if default domain name is netgear.com and
the user enters test, then test is changed to test.netgear.com to resolve the name).
4. In the DNS Server field
, specify the IPv4 address to which the switch sends DNS queries.
5. Click the Ad
d button.
You can specify up to eight DNS servers. The Pre
ference field displays the server
preference order. The preference is set in the order created.
6. Click the Ap
ply button. The updated configuration is sent to the switch, and configuration
changes take effect immediately.