Support - Client Login: DNS Manager Tutorial

To manage your DNS you first need to be logged in to the Client Login Portal. You can mange your DNS records by clicking on the DNS Manager link on the left hand side navigation bar.

The "Select Domain" drop down list will display all of the domain names that are currently associated with your account. You'll be able to view the DNS zone file for a particular domain by selecting one of the entries in the drop down list.

For the purpose of this tutorial a sample DNS zone file is provided below.

You can edit your domain by clicking on "Edit" next to your domain name. To update an existing DNS record, make the change and then click on "Commit DNS Changes".

If you need to add an additional DNS record, first select the type of record you would like to create from the drop down list under "Add Pointer Record". Next, enter a subdomain in the SubDomain field under "Add Pointer Record" (or leave blank if you want to add a record for your root domain) and then enter the destination IP (or hostname for Mail record) in the Destination field. Please note that the priority field is only used for Mail and SRV records and the Weight and Port fields are only used for SRV records. You should leave the Priority, Weight and Port fields blank when creating any DNS record other than Mail or SRV record.

When you are done updating your DNS zone file you need to click on "Commit DNS Changes" in order for your DNS zone file to be updated. When clicking on "Commit DNS Changes" your DNS zone file will be updated only with the DNS records that are active. A DNS record that is not active is not part of your DNS zone file; it is there to allow you to keep a history of your DNS changes.

Once you click on "Commit DNS Changes" you will be presented with the following screen that lists all your active DNS records.

The entires on the left hand side are your subdomains. A line that does not have a subdomain on the left is a DNS record for your root domain. For example,

blog in cname ghs.google.com.is another way of saying that there is a C-Name record for blog.adhostsupport.com that points to ghs.google.com. Similarily,

in a 216.211.128.55

implies that there is an Address (A record) for adhostsupport.com that points to 216.211.128.55.