To use the local namespace, you must: 1) Use the CREATE command to create a local name file that describes the nodes you need to register. This file contains node name and addressing information for the nodes you need to access. 2) Use the GET TOWERS command to obtain the full addressing tower sets for any node definitions that have only simple addresses specified (this is optional, and is used to help make network connection establishment more efficient). 3) Use the LOAD command to load the information contained in the local name file into the DECdns local namespace. This makes the name and address information available for use by DECnet. 4) Use NET$CONFIGURE to set DECnet to use the DECdns local namespace, by specifying LOCAL: as the namespace name. 5) Edit the local name file, and use the GET TOWERS and LOAD commands, whenever you need to add, change, or delete node definitions.