iPECS SBG-1000 User Manual

iPECS SBG-1000 User Manual (DATA Features)
Figure 5.148 Connect to Server
5.5.2 WINS Server
iPECS SBG-1000 can operate as a Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) server, handling
name registration requests from WINS clients and registering their names and IP addresses. WINS
is a name resolution software from Microsoft that converts NetBIOS names to IP addresses.
Windows machines that are named as PCs in a workgroup rather than in a domain use NetBIOS
names, which must be converted to IP addresses if the underlying transport protocol is TCP/IP.
Windows machines identify themselves to the WINS server, so that other Windows machines can
query the server to find the IP address. Since the WINS server itself is contacted by IP address,
which can be routed across subnets, WINS allows Windows machines on one LAN segment to
locate Windows machines on other LAN segments by name. When a host connects to the LAN, it
is assigned an IP address by iPECS SBG-1000’s DHCP (refer to Section 5.7). The WINS database
is automatically updated with its NetBIOS name and the assigned IP address. iPECS SBG-1000’s
WINS server also responds to name queries from WINS clients by returning the IP address of the
name being queried (assuming the name is registered with the WINS server). The “Internet” in the
WINS name refers to the enterprise Internet (LAN), not the public Internet. To configure iPECS
SBG-1000’s WINS server settings, perform the following:
1. Access the WINS Server settings either from its link in the ‘Storage’ tab under the
‘Services’ screen, or by clicking the ‘WINS Server’ icon in the ‘Shortcut’ screen. The ‘WINS
Server’ screen will appear (see Figure 5.149). By default, iPECS SBG-1000’s WINS server
is disabled.
Figure 5.149 WINS Server
2. If you would like to use an external WINS server, enter its IP address and click ‘OK’.
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