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Create or edit a DNS zone

Create or edit a DNS zone

You can create a primary or secondary DNS zone.

To create a primary DNS zone:
  1. Go to Network > DNS Service and, under DNS Database, select Create New.

  2. Select Primary for the type of DNS zone.

  3. Select the accessibility of the DNS server. If you select Public, external users can use the DNS server. If you select Shadow, only internal users can use it.

  4. Enter a name for the DNS zone.

  5. Enter the domain name.

  6. Enter the host name of the primary DNS server.

  7. Enter the contact email address for the administrator, for example, admin@example.com.

  8. Enter how long the DNS zone should exist in days, hours, minutes, and seconds. The maximum time to live (TTL) is 86,400 seconds.

  9. Enable Authoritative if you want an authoritative zone.

  10. Enter the IP address for the DNS zone forwarder.

  11. Select or create a DNS entry. See Create or edit a DNS entry.

  12. Click OK to save your new DNS zone. The new DNS zone is added to the table.

To create a secondary DNS zone:
  1. Go to Network > DNS Service and, under DNS Database, select Create New.

  2. Select Secondary for the type of DNS zone.

  3. Select the accessibility of the DNS server. If you select Public, external users can use the DNS server. If you select Shadow, only internal users can use it.

  4. Enter a name for the DNS zone.

  5. Enter the domain name.

  6. Enter the IP address of the primary DNS zone.

  7. Enable Authoritative if you want an authoritative zone.

  8. Enter the IP address for the DNS zone forwarder.

  9. Click OK to save your new DNS zone. The new DNS zone is added to the table.

To edit a DNS zone:
  1. Go to Network > DNS Service and, under DNS Database, select a DNS zone.

  2. Select Edit.

  3. Make your changes.

  4. Click OK to save your changes.

Create or edit a DNS zone

You can create a primary or secondary DNS zone.

To create a primary DNS zone:
  1. Go to Network > DNS Service and, under DNS Database, select Create New.

  2. Select Primary for the type of DNS zone.

  3. Select the accessibility of the DNS server. If you select Public, external users can use the DNS server. If you select Shadow, only internal users can use it.

  4. Enter a name for the DNS zone.

  5. Enter the domain name.

  6. Enter the host name of the primary DNS server.

  7. Enter the contact email address for the administrator, for example, admin@example.com.

  8. Enter how long the DNS zone should exist in days, hours, minutes, and seconds. The maximum time to live (TTL) is 86,400 seconds.

  9. Enable Authoritative if you want an authoritative zone.

  10. Enter the IP address for the DNS zone forwarder.

  11. Select or create a DNS entry. See Create or edit a DNS entry.

  12. Click OK to save your new DNS zone. The new DNS zone is added to the table.

To create a secondary DNS zone:
  1. Go to Network > DNS Service and, under DNS Database, select Create New.

  2. Select Secondary for the type of DNS zone.

  3. Select the accessibility of the DNS server. If you select Public, external users can use the DNS server. If you select Shadow, only internal users can use it.

  4. Enter a name for the DNS zone.

  5. Enter the domain name.

  6. Enter the IP address of the primary DNS zone.

  7. Enable Authoritative if you want an authoritative zone.

  8. Enter the IP address for the DNS zone forwarder.

  9. Click OK to save your new DNS zone. The new DNS zone is added to the table.

To edit a DNS zone:
  1. Go to Network > DNS Service and, under DNS Database, select a DNS zone.

  2. Select Edit.

  3. Make your changes.

  4. Click OK to save your changes.