DNS Configuration using Win Server 2K8
DNS Configuration
Go to Start menu  Administrative Tools  Server Manager
DNS Configuration using Win Server 2K8
Adding Roles
Click on the Add Roles
DNS Configuration using Win Server 2K8
Click Next…
DNS Configuration using Win Server 2K8
Selecting Role
Select the DNS Server Role & click Next to proceed…
DNS Configuration using Win Server 2K8
DNS Information
This window explains DNS & its importance.
Click Next…
DNS Configuration using Win Server 2K8
Confirm Installation
Click Install to start DNS installation.
DNS Configuration using Win Server 2K8
Installation Progress
Wait for the installation to be completed…
DNS Configuration using Win Server 2K8
Click Close to finish installation.
DNS Configuration using Win Server 2K8
Now go to Start menu, select Administrative Tools & click DNS
DNS Configuration using Win Server 2K8
Configuring Forward Look up Zone
You will see the window as below:
First we will configure the Forward Lookup Zone (It translates domain names into IP
addresses). Right click Forward Lookup Zone & click New Zone.
New Zone Wizard appears, click Next.
DNS Configuration using Win Server 2K8
Select Primary Zone in this window:
Whenever you want to make a zone you will have to specify the type of zone as either
Primary zone, Secondary zone or Stub zone. The first zone we create for our DNS will be the
Primary zone, Secondary zone contains the duplicate copy of the created zone & is used for
fault tolerance whereas the stub zone is helpful in making two way transitive trust relationship
b/w different domains.
Here we are configuring our first zone so we will select the first option as Primary zone &
click Next to proceed…
DNS Configuration using Win Server 2K8
Now we have to define the replication scope that how this DNS information will be replicated
with other DNS servers i.e. either info will be copied to all DNS servers in the specified forest,
domain or to all DC’s in the domain.
DNS Configuration using Win Server 2K8
Type the zone name; it should be same as your domain name…
DNS Configuration using Win Server 2K8
Check the first option i.e. Allow only secure dynamic updates
Click Next to proceed…
Click Finish to complete the installation.
DNS Configuration using Win Server 2K8
Adding Host Record
Now you will be done with the configuration of Forward Lookup zone. Now add a record to
this zone. For this right click the zone you have just created and select New Host (A or AAA).
Specify the following information asked:
Type the Name i.e. your system’s name & the IP address of your system then click Add Host
& Done.
DNS Configuration using Win Server 2K8
Configuring Reverse Lookup Zone
Now to configure Reverse Lookup zone (It is used to translate IP address in to domain
name):
Right click Reverse Lookup zone & select New zone
New zone wizard appears, click Next…
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Select Primary zone & click Next to continue your configurations…
Define the Replication scope…
DNS Configuration using Win Server 2K8
Define the version of IP addresses that you will be using while creating Reverse lookup
Zone, select IPv4 & click Next…
DNS Configuration using Win Server 2K8
Type the Network portion of your server’s IP address in the Network ID box
Check the first option i.e. Allow only secure dynamic updates
Click Next to proceed…
DNS Configuration using Win Server 2K8
Finishing Reverse Look up zone configuration, click Finish to complete…
Adding Pointer to the Zone
Now right click the recently created Reverse look up zone & select New Pointer (PTR)
form appearing window…
DNS Configuration using Win Server 2K8
Type the IP & the name for your system in the respective fields…
DNS Configuration using Win Server 2K8
Now you are done with the DNS server configuration. You can check your DNS that whether
you have configured it properly or not by opening the Command prompt and type nslookup if
you get your configured domain name & IP address in response, it means your DNS is working
properly.
We can also perform the same task using GUI i.e. we have to open Server manager  Right
Click the domain which we have just created, click properties, click monitoring , check “A
simple query” option, click Test now  OK; if query passed the DNS is configured
properly…