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Manage host names

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Perform actions needed to manage host names, such as adding, editing, importing, removing, or looking them up. You can also set the expiration time for auto-learned hosts.

  1. On the system navigation tree, select System Properties, then click Hosts.

  2. Select an option and enter the information requested.

    • When adding a host, you can enter a host name up to 100 characters long and IP addresses in valid IPv4 or IPv6 notation including a mask.

    • Change or delete existing host names.

    • When setting up information for an internal network, you can look up the host name for an IP address.

    • Import a tab-delimited list of IP addresses and host names.

    • Set the amount of time you want auto-learned host names to remain in the table. If you don't want them to expire, select zero (0) in all fields.

  3. Click Apply or OK.