If there is no DNS zone configured that
matches the URI address, then the query may
be forwarded to a neighbor. In this case, the
hop count used will be that configured for the
neighbor zone.

Adding and Configuring DNS Zones

In order for locally registered endpoints to
use URI dialing through the VCS, you must
configure at least one DNS zone. To do this:

VCS Configuration > Zones

You will be taken to the

Zones

page.

Click

New

You will be taken to the

Create Zone

page.

Enter a

Name

for the zone and select a

Type

DNS

Click

Create Zone

You will be taken to the

Edit Zone

page.

xCommand ZoneAdd
xConfiguration Zones Zone

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Name

Assigns a name to this zone.

Type

For DNS zones, this will be

DNS

Hop count

Specifies the hop count to be used when
sending an alias search request to this zone.
If the search request was received from
another zone and already has a hop count
assigned, the lower of the two values will be
used.

URI Dialing

H.323 mode

Determines whether or not H.323 calls will be
allowed to this zone.

SIP mode

Determines whether or not SIP calls will be
allowed to this zone.

Normal zone pattern matching and
prioritization rules will apply to DNS
zones.

Match1 - Match5

These sections allow you to specify any
filtering criteria you wish to apply to this zone.
See

Configuring Matches for DNS zones

for

full information on how the

Match

options can

be used.