Setting up domain names

In the absence of a DNS (Domain Name System) server, the system can correlate station IP addresses with domain names. Domain name connections may be easier to remember than IP addresses.

Prerequisites: You are connected to a computer and running Workbench.

Open Workbench using Run as administrator (right-click the icon on the desktop and click Run as administrator, or right-click the application in the start menu and click More > Run as administrator.
In the Nav tree, expand My File System > C: > Windows > System32 > drivers > etc, right-click hosts and click AX Text File Editor.
The hosts file opens in the AX Text File Editor view editor.
Scroll to the end of the document, place your cursor at the end of the last line and press Enter to create a new line.
Type a line for each Supervisor and controller:
999.999.99.99 where:
- 999.999.99.99 is the IP address on the network of the PC or controller.
- domainName is the domain name the system can use to connect to the controller.
There must be at least one space between the IP address and the domain name on each line.
Click the Save button ().
To verify that the hosts file contains the domain names, open a platform connection to your localhost and double-click TCP/IP Configuration.
To open the Hosts File, click the double down arrows ().
If needed, scroll to the bottom of the file and confirm that the IP addresses are associated with the correct display names.

Setting up domain names

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