Create a domain name

Domain Name System (DNS)  is a mechanism which allows searching for a domain name by its IP address and vice versa, as well as other information that resource records contain. For more information please refer to the article Domain resource record. A domain name is a set of symbols which is used to identify an IP address.  

DNSmanager can be used both as the master and slave DNS server.

To create a domain name for which DNSmanager is the primary server, complete the following steps:

1. Navigate to  Main → Domain names → Add.
2. Select "master" in the domain Type field.
3. Enter a Domain name.
4. Enter the Administrator email. It is specified in the SOA-record of the domain zones. For more information about domain names and reverse records please refer to the article Domain resource record.
5. Enter the IP-address corresponding to the domain name. You can enter several IPs.
6. Click Ok.

To create a domain name for which DNSmanager is the secondary server, complete the following steps:

1. Navigate to Main → Domain names → Add.
2. Select "slave" in the domain Type field.
3. Enter a Domain name.
4. Enter the  Master IP — the IP-address of the primary DNS server.
5. Clicking Ok will send the information about the domain zone from the primary DNS server to DNSmanager.

You can change the IP addresses of a user with their own namespace and of a reseller. To change a user's IP addresses:

1. Go to Main → Users or Resellers.
2. Select the desired user and click Edit.
3. Enter the new IP address.
4. Click Ok.

You can change the owner of a domain name. To do this:

1. Go to Main → Domain names.
2. Select the desired domain name and click Transfer.
3. Choose a new owner for the domain name.
4. Click Ok.

You can enable the automatic creation of a forward record when creating a reverse record that points to the domain. To do this:

1. Go to Main → Domain names.
2. Select the desired domain name and click Transfer.
3. Check the box Create forward records when creating PTR.
4. Click Ok.