Send dns query (web interface only), User’s guide, Network management card – APC Network Management Card AP9617 User Manual

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USER’S GUIDE

network management card

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DNS

This control console option is part of the

TCP/IP & DNS

option in the Web

interface.

Configure Domain Name Server Settings fields.

Use these fields to

define the IP addresses of the primary and secondary Domain Name
Servers (DNS) used by the Management Card’s e-mail feature.

Send DNS Query (Web interface only).

Use this option, available only

through the

TCP/IP & DNS

menu in the Web interface, to send a DNS

query that tests the setup of your DNS servers.

Use the following settings to define the parameters for the test DNS
request; you view the result of the test DNS request in the

Last Query

Response

field (

Passed

,

Failed

, or

Not Responding

).

• Use the

Query Type

setting to select the method to use for the DNS query:

– The URL name of the server (

By Name

)

– The IP address of the server (

By IP

)

– The Mail Exchange used by the server (

By MX

)

• Use the

Query Question

text field to specify the value to be used for the

selected

Query Type

:

– For

Name

, specify the URL

– For

IP

, specify the IP address

– For

MX

, specify the Mail Exchange address

• Use the

DNS Server to Query

to select whether you want to query the

Primary DNS Server

or

Secondary DNS Server

.

See

E-mail Feature

and

DNS servers

.

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