Specifying DNS server addresses

Products

• Messaging Gateway

Issue/Introduction

The article describes on how to specify DNS server addresses in Messaging Gateway product.

Environment

Messaging Gateway

Cause

Domain Name System (DNS) servers translate domain names into IP addresses. You specify the IP addresses of the
DNS servers that a Scanner uses during installation, and you can change the IP addresses after installation. If your
Scanner hosts email scanning, the DNS servers that you specify are used for email delivery.

Resolution

You must have Full Administration rights or Manage Settings modify rights to add or modify DNS server settings.

To specify DNS server addresses:

1. In the Control Center, click Administration > Hosts > Configuration.
2. Click the name of the host whose DNS definitions you want to modify.
3. On the Edit Host Configuration page, click the DNS/Time tab.
4. Do one of the following tasks:

When necessary, you can also flush buffers for DNS servers or routers.

5. Check Apply above settings to all hosts to apply your changes to all hosts.
6. Click Save.

NOTE: For DNS servers to function properly, firewall port 53 must be open