What Does DNS on an iPod Touch Mean?
- Apple's iPod Touch is a portable media player with a 3.5-inch multi-touch display. Use it to listen to music, play videos and games and run apps. The device has two built-in cameras for shooting videos and photos and making free video calls over the Internet. When you read email messages, browse websites or look at other documents, you can rotate the iPod Touch 90 degrees to view material in widescreen mode.
- The Domain Name System is a network of computer servers that store Internet-connected computers' IP addresses in databases with their translated names. When you type a URL into a Web browser on your iPod Touch, the device sends a request to a DNS server to get the address so you can connect to the website.
- Press the "Home" button on the iPod Touch, and then tap "Settings" on the device's home screen. Tap "General," and then tap "Network." Tap "Wi-Fi," and then tap the "Wi-Fi" option to "On." Tap the "Ask to Join Networks" setting to "On" to make the iPod Touch automatically look for and try to connect to Wi-Fi hotspots. Type a password at the prompt if required to connect to a network. Tap the blue circle with an arrow next to the name of a Wi-Fi network to see the DNS server currently being used.
- The iPod Touch comes with a variety of apps already installed by Apple for accessing the Internet, including Mail, an email app; and Safari, a Web browser. The device also makes video calls over the Internet with FaceTime, and it has apps for getting directions using Google Maps and watching streaming videos on YouTube.
