Configure the DNS Server Using DNS Manager

Configure the DNS Server Using DNS Manager:

These steps guide you through configuring DNS by using the DNS Manager snap-in in Microsoft Management Console (MMC).

1. Click Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click DNS Manager. You see two zones under your computer name: Forward Lookup Zone and Reverse Lookup Zone.
   
2. The DNS Server Configuration Wizard starts. Click Next.
   
3. If the Wizard does not auto-start, right-click your server name object in the DNS Manager console and choose Configure your Server.
   
   
4. Choose to add a forward lookup zone. Click Next. The new forward lookup zone must be a primary zone so that it can accept dynamic updates. Click Primary, and then click Next.
   
   
5. The zone name must be exactly the same as your Active Directory Domain name, or, if on a stand-alone or workgroup environment - the same as the suffix for all of the network computers that are to register with this DNS server. Type the name of the zone, and then click Next.
   
   
6. Accept the default name for the new zone file. Click Next.
   
   
7. Choose to add a reverse lookup zone now. Click Next.
   
   
8. Click Primary, and then click Next.
   
9. Type the name of the zone, and then click Next. The zone name should match the Network ID of your local subnet. For example, if your subnet range is from 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.0.254, type 192.168.0 in the name value.
   
   
10. Accept the default name for the new zone file. Click Next.
    
    
11. Click Finish to complete the Server Configuration Wizard.
    
    

After the Server Configuration Wizard is finished, DNS Manager starts. Proceed to the next step to enable dynamic update on the zone you just added