Configure System Information
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Insight Managed 28-Port Gigabit Ethernet Smart Cloud Switch with 2 SFP 1G & 2 SFP+ 10G Fiber Ports
Configure DNS Settings
You can configure information about DNS servers that the network uses and how the switch
operates as a DNS client.
Configure Global DNS Settings
You can configure global DNS settings and DNS server information.
 To configure the global DNS settings:
1. Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.
You can use a WiFi or wired connection to connect your computer to the network, or
connect directly to a switch that is off-network using an Ethernet cable.
2. Launch a web browser.
3. In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.
If you do not know the IP address of the switch, see Access the Switch on page 13.
The login window opens.
4. Enter the switch’s password in the password field.
The default password is password. If you added the switch to a network on the Insight
app before and you did not yet change the password through the local browser interface,
enter your Insight network password.
The System Information page displays.
5. Select System > Management > DNS > DNS Configuration.
The DNS Configuration page displays.
6. Select the Disable or Enable radio button to specify whether to disable or enable the
administrative status of the DNS client.
• Enable. Allow the switch to send DNS queries to a DNS server to resolve a DNS
domain name. The DNS is enabled by default.
• Disable. Prevent the switch from sending DNS queries.
7. In the DNS Default Name field, enter the default DNS domain name to include in DNS
queries.
When the system is performing a lookup on an unqualified host name, this field is
provides the domain name (for example, if default domain name is netgear.com and the
user enters test, then test is changed to test.netgear.com to resolve the name). The name
must not be longer than 255 characters.
8. In the DNS Server field, specify the IPv4 address to which the switch sends DNS queries.
9. Click the Add button.
The server is added to the list. You can specify up to eight DNS servers. The Preference
field displays the server preference order. The preference is set in the order in which
preferences were entered.
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