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--- ubnt:short_names [2018/12/09 13:12]
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 =====Short Names=====
-Access router CLI
+This guide allows devices on the network to be accessed by their short names (as well as their FQDN).
+Access router CLI either through the GUI or a SSH client.
+This doesn't technically provide short name access, but most devices will automatically try appending the domain-name anyway. To properly do it requires adding static host names with aliases without the domain-name for each device.
+  * ''override-hostname-ip'' replaces the automatic entry of 127.0.0.1 in the hostfile
+  * ''hostfile-update'' automatically adds dhcp entries into the hostfile
-Where x.x.x.x is the local address of the router
 <code>
 configure
-set system ip override-hostname-ip x.x.x.x
+set system ip override-hostname-ip <local router IP>
+set system domain-name <domain-name>
+set service dhcp-server shared-network-name LAN subnet <subnet IP/24> domain-name <domain-name>
+set service dhcp-server hostfile-update enable
 commit
 save
 exit
 </code>

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