You can assign a host name to a network gateway address.
To assign a host name to a network gateway address:
- Select the IP Space tab. Tabs remember the page you last worked on, so select the tab again to ensure you're on the Configuration information page.
- From the configuration drop-down menu, select a configuration.
- Under IPv4 Blocks, select the network containing the address or addresses that you want to assign.
- Select the check box for the network gateway address.
- Click Action and select Assign.
- Under General, select Gateway from the Allocation Type drop-down menu. Host Name fields appear on the page.
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Under General, specify the following parameters:
- Host Name—enter the name for the host record assignment, or select Same as Zone to give the host the same name as the zone. If you specify a host name in a zone that doesn't yet exist, you are prompted to confirm that you want to create the zone. Specifying a host name for a static address is optional.
- Create Reverse Record—select this option to create a reverse record for the host. Specifying the creation of a reverse record for a static address is optional.
- Under DNS, select the check box for the view or views to which the IP address is to be assigned.
- Under Additional Information, enter a name for the address in the IP Address Name field.
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Under Device, associate the address with an existing
or new device. The Device section might not be
editable if you don't have the associated access rights.
- Specify Device—select this option if you have already defined devices on the configuration’s Devices tab. Select a device from the drop-down menu.
- New Device—select this option to create a new device. When selected, Name and Type fields appear on the page. In the Name field, enter a descriptive name for the device. From the Type drop-down menu, select a device. Specific devices are listed by the device subtype name followed by the device type name in square brackets.
- Under Change Control, add comments, if required.
- Click Assign.