Configuring your system network properties involves setting up message networking according to whether you use a DNS server, host names or IP addresses.
NOTE: We recommend that you use a DNS server.
If you use a Business Communications Manager system and all of the digital sites in your network use DNS, go to Adding viewing and deleting Network sites.
If you use a CallPilot system and all of the digital sites in your network use DNS, go to:
When you send a digital networking message, the Internet uses the Domain Name System (DNS) to translate domain names into IP addresses. Domain names, such as www.example.com, are alphabetic, so they are easy for subscribers to remember. However, the Internet is based on IP addresses, which are numbers such as 198.105.232.4. Every time you use a domain name, a DNS server translates the name into the corresponding IP address. For example, the domain name www.example.com can translate to 198.105.232.4.
If you do not use domain names, the Internet uses IP addresses. If you use IP addresses your system does your name mapping for you. Some businesses do not use DNS servers, for example, if they have a private network.
Configuring your system if you do not use DNS