Static Ip's

[MattDLEA]

Sorry for this question but its a monday morning.

We have now got a Nas box to help with our storage. how do I assign it a static IP. Do I need to set it in DHCP and DNS Manager?

[Davit2005]

You may of got some software for the NAS to locate it on the network and setup the basic parameters. Google the Make/Model for Basic setup guide if in doubt.

When you have given it an IP create a DNS record so it can be located by name instead of IP. You could also set a DHCP reservation so if something happens to the config it will allways pick up the same IP.

[sparkeh]

I guess most NAS boxes these days have either software or web gui to manage then so you could set the IP on the box and put a record into DNS.
Or, get the MAC address and put a reservation in DHCP.

[MattDLEA]

Cheers guys just a bit stuck .
In its GUI I have set the Local Ip, Subnet mask and default gateway. What is needed in the primary DNS server box? ( we have only one server)

How do i do

When you have given it an IP create a DNS record so it can be located by name instead of IP. You could also set a DHCP reservation so if something happens to the config it will allways pick up the same IP.

[sparkeh]

Cheers guys just a bit stuck .
In its GUI I have set the Local Ip, Subnet mask and default gateway. What is needed in the primary DNS server box? ( we have only one server)

If you only have one server then this will be doing DNS (well I sincerely hope! ) so enter your server IP.

How do i do

Go to into DNS, expand your forward lookup folder, right-click your domain and click 'New Host (A)', in the box enter the hostname, IP address and tick the box to create a PTR record (to enter it into reverse lookup).

[twin--turbo]

You should put in a reservation in DHCP to prevent something else grabing the IP.

[MattDLEA]

Cheers