Does Empower require the Windows Internet Name Service? - WKB87597

ENVIRONMENT

• Empower
• Windows Internet Name Service (WINS)
• DNS

ANSWER

No.

Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) is a legacy computer name registration and resolution service that maps computer NetBIOS names to IP addresses. Empower installations expect the underlying network to run DNS.

The Empower installation, configuration and upgrade guide (715005081) specifies that the following services be activated to allow network discovery and client-server communication. They also allow file and printer sharing on an Empower workstation.

Change the startup type to Automatic and start these services:

• DNS Client
• Function Discovery Resource Publication
• SSDP Discovery
• UPnP Device Host

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For more information, see Windows Internet Name Service (WINS).

For more information, see Domain Name System (DNS).