Conguring DNS
8WFY-01W
When using the machine in an envir
onment with Domain Name System (DNS), congure the DNS server information
and DHCP option settings.
In an environment without DNS, you can congure multicast DNS (mDNS) to use the DNS function. mDNS is used by
Bonjour and other software.
This section describes how to congure the settings using Remote UI from a computer.
On the control panel, select [Menu] in the [Home] screen, and then select [Preferences] to congure the settings. You
cannot use the control panel to congure some of the settings.
[TCP/IP Settings](P. 438)
Administr
ator privileges are required. Depending on the item to be congured, you may have to restart the machine.
Required Preparations
● When conguring DNS for IPv6, congur
e the setting to use an IPv6 address.
Setting IPv6
Addr
esses(P. 77)
1
Log in to Remote UI in System Manager Mode. Starting Remote UI(P. 393)
2
On the Portal page of Remote UI, click [Settings/Registration]. Portal Page of
Remote UI(P
. 395)
3
Click [Network Settings]
[IPv4 Settings] or [IPv6 Settings] [Edit].
➠ The [Edit IPv4 Settings] scr
een or [Edit IPv6 Settings] screen is displayed.
4
In [DHCP Option Settings], congur
e the DHCP option settings.
If you are not conguring the DHCP option settings, pr
oceed to Step 5.
Select the checkboxes of the items to enable.
[Acquir
e Host Name] (IPv4 only)
Obtains a host name (Option 12) from the DHCP server.
[DNS Dynamic Update] (IPv4 only)
The DHCP server automatically updates the information (Option 81) corresponding to the host name in place of
the machine.
[Acquire DNS Server Address]
Obtains a DNS server address (Option 6 for IPv4, Option 23 for IPv6) from the DHCP server.
[Acquire Domain Name]
Obtains a domain name (Option 15 for IPv4, Option 24 for IPv6) from the DHCP server.
[Acquire WINS Server Address] (IPv4 only)
Obtains a WINS server address (Option 44) from the DHCP server.
[Acquire SMTP Server Address] (IPv4 only)
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Obtains an SMTP server address (Option 69) from the DHCP server.
[Acquire POP Server Address] (IPv4 only)
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Setting Up
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