Actiontec electronic MI408 - Manual (Page 102)

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Chapter 7 Using Advanced Settings
Host Name
Enter the full Dynamic
DNS domain in this text box.
Wildcard
Select the “Wildcard” check box to have any
URL that includes the domain name
(here.yourhost.dyndns.org, for example) to connect.
Mail Exchanger
Enter the mail exchange server address. This will redirect all E-mails arriving at
the Dynamic
DNS address to the mail server.
Backup MX
Select this check box to designate the mail exchange server to be a backup server.
DNS Server
The Domain Name System ( DNS ) translates domain names into IP addresses and
vice versa. The Router’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 can immediately com-
municate with this computer using either its name or its IP address.
The Router’s DNS also provides the following services:
• Shares a common database of domain names and IP addresses with the
DHCP server.
• Supports multiple subnets within the local network simultaneously.
• Automatically appends a domain name to unqualified names.
• Allows new domain names to be added to the database using the
MegaControl Panel.
• Permits a computer to have multiple host names.
• Permits a host name to have multiple IP s (needed if a host has multiple
network cards).