How To Add a DNS Record

Last Updated for InterWorx version 3.0.1

A DNS Zone must exist.

Purpose

The following procedures explain how to create various types of DNS records.

Procedure - Add an A Record

1. Click on the System Services menu if it is not already expanded.
2. Click on the ♦ DNS Server submenu if it is not already expanded.
3. Click on the ◊ Zones item.
4. You should now be looking at the DNS Management :: Zones controls in the main content area.
5. Click the [ Records ] link in the Action column.
6. You will see a list of all of the DNS records for the zone/domain.
7. Locate the fields at the bottom of the table.
8. In the field beneath the Host column, enter the host name.
9. Select A in the drop-down list beneath the Type column.
10. In the field beneath the Target column, enter the target IP address.
11. In the field beneath the TTL column, enter the length of time (in seconds) to cache this DNS record.
12. Click the Add button.
13. You will see the following message at the top of the screen: » DNS record successfully added.

Procedure - Add a CNAME Record

1. Click on the System Services menu if it is not already expanded.
2. Click on the ♦ DNS Server submenu if it is not already expanded.
3. Click on the ◊ Zones item.
4. You should now be looking at the DNS Management :: Zones controls in the main content area.
5. Click the [ Records ] link in the Action column.
6. You will see a list of all of the DNS records for the zone/domain.
7. Locate the fields at the bottom of the table.
8. Select CNAME in the drop-down list beneath the Type column.
9. In the field beneath the Host column, enter an alias.
10. In the field beneath the Target column, enter the canonical name.
11. In the field beneath the TTL column, enter the length of time (in seconds) to cache this DNS record.
12. Click the Add button.
13. You will see the following message at the top of the screen: » DNS record successfully added.

Procedure - Add an NS Record

1. Click on the System Services menu if it is not already expanded.
2. Click on the ♦ DNS Server submenu if it is not already expanded.
3. Click on the ◊ Zones item.
4. You should now be looking at the DNS Management :: Zones controls in the main content area.
5. Click the [ Records ] link in the Action column.
6. You will see a list of all of the DNS records for the zone/domain.
7. Locate the fields at the bottom of the table.
8. Select NS in the drop-down list beneath the Type column.
9. In the field beneath the Target column, enter name of the DNS server you would like to list as authorative for the domain.
10. In the field beneath the TTL column, enter the length of time (in seconds) to cache this DNS record.
11. Click the Add button.
12. You will see the following message at the top of the screen: » DNS record successfully added.

Procedure - Add an MX Record

1. Click on the System Services menu if it is not already expanded.
2. Click on the ♦ DNS Server submenu if it is not already expanded.
3. Click on the ◊ Zones item.
4. You should now be looking at the DNS Management :: Zones controls in the main content area.
5. Click the [ Records ] link in the Action column.
6. You will see a list of all of the DNS records for the zone/domain.
7. Locate the fields at the bottom of the table.
8. Select MX in the drop-down list beneath the Type column.
9. In the field beneath the Host column, enter the canonical name for the mail server.
10. In the field beneath the Target column, enter an integer value to ‘rank’ the MX record.
11. In the field beneath the TTL column, enter the length of time (in seconds) to cache this DNS record.
12. Click the Add button.
13. You will see the following message at the top of the screen: » DNS record successfully added.

A higher rank (lower number) means that this MX record will take precedence over lower ranked (higher number) MX records when the mail is delivered for this domain.

Procedure - Add a PTR Record

1. Click on the System Services menu if it is not already expanded.
2. Click on the ♦ DNS Server submenu if it is not already expanded.
3. Click on the ◊ Zones item.
4. You should now be looking at the DNS Management :: Zones controls in the main content area.
5. Click the [ Records ] link in the Action column.
6. You will see a list of all of the DNS records for the zone/domain.
7. Locate the fields at the bottom of the table.
8. Select PTR in the drop-down list beneath the Type column.
9. In the field beneath the Host column, enter the ip address in “.in-addr.arpa” style format. For example, if you want to make a name) Record">PTR record for the IP 216.239.37.99 you would make the host field “99.37.239.216.in-addr.arpa”
10. In the field beneath the Target column, enter the hostname to be shown when a reverse DNS lookup is performed.
11. In the field beneath the TTL column, enter the length of time (in seconds) to cache this DNS record.
12. Click the Add button.
13. You will see the following message at the top of the screen: » DNS record successfully added.

For name) Record">PTR records to work you will have to get your ISP to delagate the reverse DNS authority to you.

Procedure - Add a TXT Record

1. Click on the System Services menu if it is not already expanded.
2. Click on the ♦ DNS Server submenu if it is not already expanded.
3. Click on the ◊ Zones item.
4. You should now be looking at the DNS Management :: Zones controls in the main content area.
5. Click the [ Records ] link in the Action column.
6. You will see a list of all of the DNS records for the zone/domain.
7. Locate the fields at the bottom of the table.
8. Select TXT in the drop-down list beneath the Type column.
9. In the field beneath the Target column, enter the string to be returned.
10. In the field beneath the TTL column, enter the length of time (in seconds) to cache this DNS record.
11. Click the Add button.
12. You will see the following message at the top of the screen: » DNS record successfully added.