Configuring DNS Proxy Settings

To configure DNS Proxy

1. Navigate to Network | DNS > DNS Proxy.

2. From the DNS Proxy Mode options, choose the IP version for sending/receiving DNS Proxy packets between the firewall and the DNS Servers:

   • IPv4 to IPv4 (default)

   • IPv4 to IPv6

3. From the Enforce DNS Proxy For All DNS Requests option, choose the protocol for sending/receiving DNS Proxy packets between the firewall and the DNS Servers:

   DNS Proxy protocol is an advanced setting. For more information about configuring this setting, contact SonicWall Technical Support.

   • UDP and TCP (default)
   • UDP only
4. To allow all DNS Proxy requests regardless of destination, select Enforce DNS Proxy for All DNS Requests. If this option is disabled, only DNS Proxy requests destined for SonicWall network security appliances are processed. This option is not selected by default.
5. For DNS over UDP requests only, select Enable DNS Proxy Cache. This option is not selected by default.
6. Click Accept.

To configure Split DNS servers, refer to Configuring Domain-Specific DNS Servers for Split DNS.