Grass Valley Network Attached Storage System Serial ATA Network User Guide v.1.0.04 - Manual (Page 82)

Network Configuration - DNS
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Network Configuration - DNS
Domain Name Service (DNS) is database system that translates a host name
into an IP address using TCP/IP. For example, abc.com is converted into a
numeric IP address such as 207.219.116.4. DNS is a static, hierarchical name
service housed on a number of servers on the Internet. It maintains this database
for resolving host names and IP addresses. This allows you to specify remote
computers by host or user name rather than by numerical IP address.
“Very small sites, not connected to the Internet sometimes use the host table. If
there are few local hosts and the information about these hosts rarely changes
and there is no need to communicate via TCP/IP with remote sites, then there
is little advantage to using DNS.” (TCP/IP by Craig Hunt, ISBN 0-937175-82-
X.)
To configure DNS, choose System | System Services | DNS . The DNS
window appears with the local domain to which NewsShare NAS currently
belongs, as shown. The Local Domain to which NewsShare NAS currently
belongs is shown. To change the current domain name, access the Names and
IPs window from the Network menu.
1. Enter the IP address of the primary server.
NOTE: For information on using IP addresses in a network, refer to
“Basics of IP Addresses” on page 42.