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USER’S GUIDE
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DNS
This control console option is part of the TCP/IP & DNS option in the Web
interface.
Configure Domain Name Server Settings fields. Use these fields to
define the IP addresses of the primary and secondary Domain Name
Servers (DNS) used by the Management Card’s e-mail feature.
Send DNS Query (Web interface only). Use this option, available only
through the TCP/IP & DNS menu in the Web interface, to send a DNS
query that tests the setup of your DNS servers.
Use the following settings to define the parameters for the test DNS
request; you view the result of the test DNS request in the Last Query
Response field (Passed, Failed, or Not Responding).
• Use the Query Type setting to select the method to use for the DNS query:
– The URL name of the server (By Name)
– The IP address of the server (By IP)
– The Mail Exchange used by the server (By MX)
• Use the Query Question text field to specify the value to be used for the
selected Query Type:
–For Name, specify the URL
–For IP, specify the IP address
–For MX, specify the Mail Exchange address
• Use the DNS Server to Query to select whether you want to query the
Primary DNS Server or Secondary DNS Server.
See E-mail Feature and DNS servers.
