mDNS record

In regular mode, a mDNS (multicast DNS) record is published on the network, which allows device to be found via name instead of IP address.

We can simply say that you do not need to know devices IP address, which could be changed, but you only need to know its name, which will not change without targeted modification. For Unipi devices, by default it is a combination of model designation and serial number separated by a dash in the form: model-serialNumber. Both information are available on the product label of the device.

The hostname can be changed at any time and thus the mDNS record is changed at the same time, or the mDNS record can be forced to change without changing the hostname.

Examples of use:
By default, the mDNS record is the same as the hostname in the above form, e.g.:

e410-sn1

For most uses (displaying the web interface or SSH connections), you need to add .local to the end of the string:

e410-sn1.local

For some services it is also necessary to add protocol information before this string. For example, to display the web interface, some web browsers require prefix http://, e. g.:

http://e410-sn1.local