Configure HC with MS DNS

To allow the hosting controller to use DNS interface, Hosting Administrator needs to do few administrative settings. This topic describes these settings in detail.

To configure HC with MS DNS:

1. In Start menu Programs folder, go to NT Web Hosting Controller and click Settings. The Settings utility dialog will appear.

2. In Settings dialog, click on DNS tab and check the Enabled check box.

3. Enter the following information in the fields displayed in DNS tab

• In DNS Zone File Path box, enter the root path where DNS server is installed.

• Select MS DNS from DNS Server Type drop down list.
  List of supported DNS servers

• In DNS Name Server 1 box, enter the name of DNS primary host to be used by HC.

• In DNS Name Server 2  box, enter the name of DNS secondary host to be used by HC

• The information entered in Administrator Mail Address Is entered in the zone file for the DNS server, so that if someone does an NS Lookup for the domain, he can see which person to contact for the domain.

• In CName1 box, enter WWW .

• In CName2 box, enter FTP.

4. Click OK to apply new setting.