User manual

Chapter 18 Local Services
This menu offers services for the following application areas:
• Name resolution (DNS)
• Configuration via web browser (HTTPS)
• Locating of dynamic IP addresses using a DynDNS provider
• Configuration of gateway as a DHCP server (assignment of IP addresses)
• Automation of tasks according to schedule (scheduling)
• Alive checks for hosts or interfaces, ping tests
• Automatic detection and configuration of Teldat devices
• Provision of public Internet accesses (hotspot).
18.1 DNS
Each device in a TCP/IP network is usually located by its IP address. Because host names
are often used in networks to reach different devices, it is necessary for the associated IP
address to be known. This task can be performed by a DNS server, which resolves the
host names into IP addresses. Alternatively, name resolution can also take place over the
HOSTS file, which is available on all PCs.
Your device offers the following options for name resolution:
• DNS Proxy, for forwarding DNS requests sent to your device to a suitable DNS server.
This also includes specific forwarding of defined domains (Forwarded Domains).
• DNS cache, for saving the positive and negative results of DNS requests.
• Static entries (static hosts), to manually define or prevent assignments of IP addresses to
names.
• DNS monitoring (statistics), to provide an overview of DNS requests on your device.
Name server
Under Local Services->DNS->Global Settings->Basic Parameters you enter the IP ad-
dresses of name servers that are queried if your device cannot answer requests itself or by
forwarding entries. Global name servers and name servers that are attached to an interface
can both be entered.
Your device can also receive the global name servers dynamically via PPP or DHCP and
transfer them dynamically if necessary.
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