Add records to DNS in Windows 2008
A domain name needs zone records to resolve to the correct IP address and server. These records are created in DNS in Windows 2008 on your dedicated server. Follow the directions below to setup these records. A record (www / subdomains)
1. Open DNS management under administrative tools. Start Menu - Control Panel - Administrative Tools – DNS.
2. Expand forward lookup zones by clicking on the +.
3. Right click on the zone (domain name) and click on new host (A or AAAA).
4. Type in the name of the record. If you are creating www then type in www, if you are created a sub domain such as dev.example.com or test.example.com then type in the sub domain name.
5. Type in the IP address of the domain name or the sub domain. This is usually the primary IP address of your dedicated server.
6. After typing in the IP address click on add host.
Congratulations you have added an A record to your domain name.
You will also use A records to add the mail record to your domain name. Follow the instructions above but name the record “mail” and point it to your dedicated server’s email IP address.
CName Record (www / subdomains)
A cname record is a canonical record or alias of a domain name. This is the best method for adding the www record or sub domains to your FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name).
1. Open DNS management under administrative tools. Start Menu - Control Panel - Administrative Tools – DNS.
2. Expand forward lookup zones by clicking on the +.
3. Right click on the zone (domain name) and click on new alias (cname).
4. Type in the alias name for example www or the sub domain name.
5. Type in the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) that the alias will resolve to. If you are setting up www then simply type in your domain name without the www.
MX records are used to tell mail servers where to send email.
1. Open DNS management under administrative tools. Start Menu - Control Panel - Administrative Tools – DNS. Expand forward lookup zones by clicking on the +.
2. Right click on the zone (domain name) and click on new mail exchanger (MX).
3. Leave the host or child domain blank. Under Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) type in the mail server address. For example mail.your-domain-name.com. The mail server priority is for multiple MX records and servers. Dedicated servers only have one mail server so you can leave this at 10.
Here is an example of a domain name with all the records added.
In the example above there is one sub domain added as well, the cname record "dev". This is an example of adding a sub domain to a domain name. This record "dev" creates dev.example.com in the example above. It will resolve to the IP address 69.24.64.34.
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