Manual installation of a new G700 with an S8300
488 Installing and Upgrading the Avaya G700 Media Gateway and Avaya S8300 Media Server
17. Click Continue.
The External DNS Server Configuration screen appears.
Most corporate networks have one or more domain name service (DNS) servers that
associate an IP address with a device's name. When the DNS is administered with the
S8300 Media Server name, you will be able to access the S8300 server by name as well as
IP address over the corporate network.
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CAUTION:
CAUTION: If you configure an external DNS server, the DNS will be an extra device that, if
not working properly, can cause delays in S8300 access.
External DNS Server Configuration Screen
18. Enter the appropriate IP addresses from your planning documentation.
Complete the following fields:
- In the Name Servers fields, enter the IP addresses for up to 3 DNS servers on the
corporate network.
The S8300 Media Server checks the DNS servers in the order in which their addresses
are entered for name-to-IP address resolution.
- In the DNS Domain field, enter the name for the part of the network on which the DNS
server(s) reside (for example, mycompany.com).
Internet domains are sets of addresses generally organized by location or purpose.