Xerox FreeFlow® Print Server version 6.0 - Manual (Page 22)

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Gateway and Network Configuration
Dynamic Host Config Protocol (DHCP)
DHCP automates the configuration of computers using TCP/IP
and performs the following functions:
1. Automatically assigns IP Addresses.
2. Delivers TCP/IP stack configuration parameters like the
subnet masks and default gateway.
3. Provides other configuration information such as printer
addresses, time and news servers.
Name services
The following services are supported by Xerox FreeFlow Print
Server software.
Windows Internet Name Service (WINS)
This network configuration option allows the administrator to
enable/disable the WINS service. The text entry option when left
blank allows WINS to broadcast the request to the first available
WINS server on the network. WINS provides the ability to easily
locate devices on the network, similar to Domain Name System
(DNS). WINS maintains a database of NetBIOS names-to-IP
address mappings so administrators and applications can specify
a name rather than an IP address for a particular network
resource. One of the problems it solves is the need for manual
updates to a database when information for particular clients is
changed.
Domain Name Service (DNS)
The DNS service maintains host names to IP Address mappings.
DNS is also a Directory Service that stores arbitrary objects not
necessarily related to name-to-IP information.
In Network Configuration, using the DNS tab, the administrator
can enable/disable DNS. If enabled is selected, the administrator
must provide the information requested in the text entry windows.
The DNS protocol has also been enhanced to allow for dynamic
updating of DNS. The enhancement is referred to as Dynamic
Domain Name Service (DDNS). To invoke this service the
administrator enables it on the DNS tab.
NOTE: For specific procedures see the Online Help.