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dns

Use the “dns” command to configure or display DNS (Domain Name System) settings.

View settings

The following command displays current DNS settings:

msh> dns

IPv4 DNS server configuration

The following command enables or disables the IPv4 DNS server address:

msh> dns “ID” server “server address”

The following command displays a configuration using the IP address 192.168.15.16 on a DNS 1 server:

msh> dns 1 server 192.168.15.16

  • You can register IPv4 DNS Server address.

  • You can select an ID number between 1 and 3. You can select up to three ID numbers.

  • You cannot use “255.255.255.255” as the DNS server address.

IPv6 DNS server configuration

The following command enables or disables the IPv4 DNS server address:

msh> dns “ID” server6 “server address”

  • You can register IPv6 DNS Server address.

  • The selectable ID number is between 1 and 3. You can select up to 3 ID.

Dynamic DNS function setting

msh> dns “interface_name” ddns {on|off}

  • You can set the dynamic DNS function “active” or “inactive”.

  • {on} means “active” and {off} means “inactive”.

  • wlan can be specified only when the IEEE 802.11 interface is installed.

Interface name

Interface configured

ether

Ethernet interface

wlan

IEEE 802.11 interface

Specifying the record overlap operation

msh> dns overlap {update|add}

  • You can specify operations performed when records overlap.

  • update: To delete old records and register new records.

  • add: To add new records and store the old records.

  • When CNAME overlaps, it is always changed, irrespective of settings.

CNAME registration

msh> dns cname {on|off}

  • You can specify whether to register CNAME.

  • {on} means “active” and {off} means “inactive”.

  • The CNAME registered is the default name beginning with rnp. CNAME cannot be changed.

A records registration

msh> dns arecord {dhcp|own}

  • dhcp: You can specify the method of registering an A record when the dynamic DNS function is enabled and DHCP is used.

  • own: To register an A record using the printer as the DNS client.

    The DNS server address and the domain name already designated are used for the registration.

Record updating interval settings

msh> dns interval [1-255]

  • You can specify the interval after which records are updated when using the dynamic DNS function.

  • The updating interval is specified hourly. It can be entered between 1 and 255 hours.

  • The default is 24 hours.

resolv.conf display

msh> dns resolv

Specifying the protocol when asking names during dual stacking

msh> dns resolv protocol {ipv4|ipv6}

  • Appears during dual stacking only.