Domain name System Server Configuration

Step 1: Open Server Manager, then click “DNS” on its the right side.

Step 2: Right click on Server then select “DNS Manager”

Step 3: Expand your Server Domain, Ex. Server.berlin.com.

Step 4: Expand “Forward Lookup Zones and your domain”.

Step 5: Expand your Domain, right click on server then properties. Note: server name you see here is the name of your computer

Step 6: On server properties, check the checkbox that say “Update associated pointer (PTR) record”.

Step 7: Right click on Reverse Lookup Zone, the click “New Zone”.

Step 8: On New Zone Wizard, Click Next.

Step 9: On Zone Type, click Next.

Step 10: On Active Directory Zone Replication Scope, Click Next.

Step 11: On Reverse Lookup Zone Name, click Next.

Step 12: On Reverse Lookup Zone Name, Type your Server IP Address on Network ID then click

Next. Note: you can enter up to 3rd octet only. See picture below.

Step 13: On Dynamic Update, click Next.

Step 14: Click Finish.

Step 15: Right Click on created zone then click “New Pointer (PTR).

Step 16: Complete the Server IP Address, ex. 192.168.20.7. After completing Server IP Address, click “Browse”.

Step 17: Click Record Types Drop Down Menu then select “All Records”. Once done, under records, double click your Server.berlin.com.

Step 18: Double click “Forward Lookup Zones”.

Step 19: Double click your domain name, ex berlin.com.

Step 20: Select “Start of Authority(SOA)” then click OK.

Step 21: Click OK.

Step 22: Right click on Reverse Lookup Zone again, then click “New Zone”.

Step 23: On New Zone Wizard, Click Next.

Step 24: On Zone Type, click Next. 

25: On Active Directory Zone Replication Scope, Click Next. 

Step 26: On Reverse Lookup Zone Name, click Next.

Step 27: On Reverse Lookup Zone Name, Type your current DNS Server IP Address on Network ID then click Next. Note: you can enter up to 3rd octet only.

Step 28: On Dynamic Update, click Next.

Step 29: Click Finish.

Step 30: Right Click on created zone then click “New Pointer (PTR). 

Step 31: Complete the DNS Server IP Address, ex. 127.0.0.1. After completing DNS Server IP Address, click “Browse”.

Step 32: Click Record Types Drop Down Menu then select “All Records”. Once done, under records, double click your Server.berlin.com. 

Step 33: Double click “Forward Lookup Zones”.

Step 34: Double click your domain name, ex berlin.com.

Step 35: Select “Start of Authority (SOA)” then click OK.