DGS-1510 Series Gigabit Ethernet SmartPro Switch Web UI Reference Guide

Figure 4-33 DHCPv6 Relay Global Settings window

The fields that can be configured are described below:

Parameter Description
IPv6 DHCP Relay Remote ID Select to choose the sub-type of the remote ID. Options to choose
Format from are Default, CID with User Define, and User Define.
IPv6 DHCP Relay Remote ID Select to choose the User Define Field (UDF) for remote ID. Options to
UDF choose from are ASCII, and Hex.
ASCII - Select to enter the ASCII string with a maximum of 128
characters in the text box.
HEX - Select to enter the hexadecimal string with a maximum of 256
characters in the text box.
IPv6 DHCP Relay Remote ID Select to choose Option 37 forwarding policy for the DHCPv6 relay
Policy agent. Options to choose from are Keep, and Drop.
Keep - Select to discard the packet that already has the relay agent
Remote-ID Option 37.
Drop - Select that the DHCPv6 request packet that already has the
relay agent Remote-ID option is left unchanged and directly relayed to
the DHCPv6 server.
IPv6 DHCP Relay Remote ID Select this option to enable or disable the insertion of the relay agent
Option remote ID Option 37 during the relay of DHCP for IPv6 request
packets.

Click the Apply button to accept the changes made.

This window is used to configure and display the DHCPv6 relay interface settings.
To view the following window, click Management > DHCP > DHCPv6 Relay > DHCPv6 Relay Interface
Settings, as shown below:

Figure 4-34 DHCPv6 Relay Interface Settings window

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The fields that can be configured are described below:

Parameter Description
Interface VLAN Enter the VLAN from 1 to 4094 for DHCPv6 relay.
Destination IPv6 Address Enter the DHCPv6 relay destination address.
Output Interface VLAN Enter the output interface for the relay destination.

Click the Apply button to accept the changes made.

Click the Find button to locate a specific entry based on the information entered.
Click the Delete button to remove the specified entry.
Enter a page number and click the Go button to navigate to a specific page when multiple pages exist.

This window is used to configure the DHCP auto-configuration function.

To view the following window, click Management > DHCP > DHCP Auto Configuration, as shown below:

Figure 4-35 DHCP Auto Configuration window

The fields that can be configured are described below:

Parameter Description
Auto Configuration State Select this option to enable or disable the auto-configuration function.

Click the Apply button to accept the changes made.

Computer users usually prefer to use text names for computers for which they may want to open a
connection. Computers themselves, require 32 bit IP addresses. Somewhere, a database of network
corresponding IP addresses must be maintained.

The Domain Name System (DNS) is used to map names to IP addresses throughout the Internet and has
been adapted for use within intranets. For two DNS servers to communicate across different subnets, the
DNS Relay of the Switch must be used. The DNS servers are identified by IP addresses.

Mapping Domain Names to Addresses

Name-to-address translation is performed by a program called a Name server. The client program is
called a Name resolver. A Name resolver may need to contact several Name servers to translate a name
to an address.

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The Domain Name System (DNS) servers are organized in a somewhat hierarchical fashion. A single
server often holds names for a single network, which is connected to a root DNS server - usually
maintained by an ISP.

Domain Name Resolution

The domain name system can be used by contacting the name servers one at a time, or by asking the
domain name system to do the complete name translation. The client makes a query containing the name,
the type of answer required, and a code specifying whether the domain name system should do the entire
name translation, or simply return the address of the next DNS server if the server receiving the query
cannot resolve the name.

When a DNS server receives a query, it checks to see if the name is in its sub domain. If it is, the server
translates the name and appends the answer to the query, and sends it back to the client. If the DNS
server cannot translate the name, it determines what type of name resolution the client requested. A
complete translation is called recursive resolution and requires the server to contact other DNS servers
until the name is resolved. Iterative resolution specifies that if the DNS server cannot supply an answer, it
returns the address of the next DNS server the client should contact.

Each client must be able to contact at least one DNS server, and each DNS server must be able to
contact at least one root server.

The address of the machine that supplies domain name service is often supplied by a DHCP or BOOTP
server, or can be entered manually and configured into the operating system at startup.

This window is used to configure the DNS global settings.

To view the following window, click Management > DNS > DNS Global Settings, as shown below:

Figure 4-36 DNS Global Settings window

The fields that can be configured are described below:

Parameter Description
IP DNS Lookup Static State Select this option to enable or disable the lookup of static entries
before asking the name server.
IP DNS Lookup Cache State Select this option to enable or disable the lookup of the dynamic cache
before asking the name server.
IP Domain Lookup Select this option to enable or disable the DNS to carry out the domain
name resolution.
IP Name Server Timeout Enter the maximum time to wait for a response from a specified name

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server. This value is between 1 and 60 seconds.
IP DNS Server Select this option to enable or disable the DNS caching name server
function.

Click the Apply button to accept the changes made.

This window is used to configure and display the IP address of a domain name server.
To view the following window, click Management > DNS > DNS Name Server Settings, as shown below:

Figure 4-37 DNS Name Server Settings window

The fields that can be configured are described below:

Parameter Description
Name Server IPv4 Select and enter the IPv4 address of the DNS server.
Name Server IPv6 Select and enter the IPv6 address of the DNS server.

Click the Apply button to accept the changes made.

Click the Delete button to remove the specified entry.

This window is used to configure the static mapping entry for the host name and the IP address in the
host table.
To view the following window, click Management > DNS > DNS Host Settings, as shown below:

Figure 4-38 DNS Host Settings window

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The fields that can be configured are described below:

Parameter Description
Host Name Enter the host name of the equipment.
IP Address Select and enter the IPv4 address of the equipment.
IPv6 Address Select and enter the IPv6 address of the equipment.

Click the Apply button to accept the changes made.

Click the Delete button to remove the specified entry.

Why use flash file system:

In old switch system, the firmware, configuration and log information are saved in a flash with fixed
addresses and size. This means that the maximum configuration file can only be 2Mb, and even if the
current configuration is only 40Kb, it will still take up 2Mb of flash storage space. The configuration file
number and firmware numbers are also fixed. A compatible issue will occur in the event that the
configuration file or firmware size exceeds the originally designed size.

Flash File System in our system:

The Flash File System is used to provide the user with flexible file operation on the Flash. All the firmware,
configuration information and system log information are stored in the Flash as files. This means that the
Flash space taken up by all the files are not fixed, it is the real file size. If the Flash space is enough, the
user could download more configuration files or firmware files and use commands to display Flash file
information, rename file names, and delete it. Furthermore, the user can also configure the boot up
runtime image or the running configuration file if needed.

To view this window, click Management > File System as shown below:

Figure 4-39 File System window

The fields that can be configured are described below:

Parameter Description
Unit Select the switch unit that will be used for this configuration here.
Path Enter the path string

Click the Go button to navigate to the path entered.

Click the C: hyperlink to navigate the C: drive

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After clicking the C: hyperlink, the following window will appear:

Figure 4-40 File System - Search for Drive window

Click the Previous button to return to the previous window.

Click the Create Directory to create a new directory within the file system of the Switch.
Click the Copy button to copy a specific file to the Switch.

Click the Boot Up button to set a specific runtime image as the boot up image.
Click the Rename
Click the Delete button to remove a specific file from the file system.

Click the Copy button to see the following window.

Figure 4-41 File System - Copy window

When copying a file to the file system of this switch, the user must enter the Source and Destination
path. Tick the Replace check box to replace the current running configuration with the indicated
configuration file.
Click the Apply button to initiate the copy.
Click the Cancel button the discard the process.

The Switch supports switch stacking, where a set of 6 switches can be combined to be managed by one
IP address through Telnet, the Web User Interface, the RJ45 console port, or through SNMP. Each

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