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DNS Setup in Windows Server

This document provides a step-by-step guide for setting up DNS on Windows Server 2008, including installation, configuration, and management of DNS records. It covers creating a forward lookup zone, managing DNS records such as A records, and disabling DNS recursion for security. The guide concludes by encouraging the creation of additional DNS records as needed.

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DNS Setup in Windows Server

This document provides a step-by-step guide for setting up DNS on Windows Server 2008, including installation, configuration, and management of DNS records. It covers creating a forward lookup zone, managing DNS records such as A records, and disabling DNS recursion for security. The guide concludes by encouraging the creation of additional DNS records as needed.

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DNS Setup In Windows Server

PART 1 – DNS SERVER INSTALLATION

From Start menu, select Administrative Tools –> Server Manager.


Go to Roles(from the left window) & Choose Add Roles

Select DNS Server from the list of Server Roles


Click NEXT and then INSTALL to install DNS in Windows Server 2008
PART 2 – DNS SERVER CONFIGURATION

From the Start menu, select Administrative Tools –> DNS to open the DNS console.

Right click on your Computer name and choose Configure a DNS Server to launch
the Configure DNS Server Wizard.
Click NEXT and then select the first option, Create a Forward lookup zone

On the next screen, leave the default option selected, This Server maintains the
zone, and click NEXT

Now you will need to enter the domain name that you want to create your first zone
file for.
Click NEXT, and NEXT again on the next two screens
On the Forwarders screen, select the option "No, it should not forward queries"
Click FINISH

PART 3 – MANAGING DNS RECORDS


point your domain name to the IP address you assigned to your web site via an A
record. You can also create other types of DNS records (MX, CNAME,etc)

In DNS Manager, expand your server name, then expand the ‘Forward Lookup
Zones’, right-click on your domain name and select Properties
Click on the Start of Authority (SOA) tab.
The SOA resource record is always the first record in a DNS zone. Set the Primary
Server to your primary nameserver:

Next, click on the Name Servers tab.

Remove anything currently listed, and click Add and enter your nameservers (i.e. –
ns1.yourdomain.com , ns2.yourdomain.com)
When done, click OK to close the window. You are now ready to set up your zone
records.
Right-click on your domain name under Forward Lookup Zones, and select New
Host (A or AAAA)…

Leave the Name field blank, and under IP Address, enter the IP address you
configured for this web site in IIS, and click Add Host.
You will most likely also want to make a record for ‘www’, so repeat the above step
but this time instead of leaving the Name field blank, enter www in that field:
PART 4 – DISABLE DNS RECURSION

The final step you’ll want to perform is to disable DNS recursion.


This will help secure your server from a variety of DNS recursion
attacks.

To disable recursion, right-click on your DNS server and go to


‘Properties‘.

Click the ‘Advanced‘ tab.

Then check the box labeled "Disable recursion"

Congratulations! You have now set up DNS in Windows Server 2008 and have set
up DNS records for your domain name.
You can create additional DNS records as needed (MX, CNAME, etc) by right-clicking
on the domain under Forward Lookup Zones and selecting the appropriate type of
record you wish to create.

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