iPECS SBG-1000 User Manual

iPECS SBG-1000 User Manual (DATA Features)
4. Enter the MAC address of the computer’s network card.
Note: A device’s fixed IP address is actually assigned to the specific network card’s (NIC)
MAC address installed on the LAN computer. If you replace this network card then you
must update the device’s entry in the DHCP Connections list with the new network card’s
MAC address.
5. Click ‘OK’ to save the settings.
The ‘DHCP Connections’ screen will reappear (see Figure 5.188), displaying the defined static
connection. This connection can be edited or deleted using the standard action icons.
Figure 5.188 DHCP Connections
5.8 Advanced
5.8.1 DNS Server
Domain Name System (DNS) provides a service that translates domain names into IP addresses
and vice versa. The gateway’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 may immediately communicate with this computer using either
its name or its IP address. In addition your gateway’s DNS:
• Shares a common database of domain names and IP addresses with the DHCP server.
• Supports multiple subnets within the LAN simultaneously.
• Automatically appends a domain name to unqualified names.
• Allows new domain names to be added to the database using iPECS SBG-1000’s WBM.
• Permits a computer to have multiple host names.
• Permits a host name to have multiple IPs (needed if a host has multiple network cards).
The DNS server does not require configuration. However, you may wish to view the list of
computers known by the DNS, edit the host name or IP address of a computer on the list, or
manually add a new computer to the list.
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