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{| style="width: 500px" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1"
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|-
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! scope="col" | Field<br/>
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! scope="col" | Properties<br/>
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| Hostname<br/>
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| Enter the hostname of the device.<br/>
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| IP-Address<br/>
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| Enter the IPv4 address.<br/>
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|-
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| TTL<br/>
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| Adjust the TTL value of the zone in seconds.<br/>
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| Active<br/>
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| Select to activate the A record.<br/>
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<li>Click '''Save'''.</li>
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== AAAA Record<br/> ==
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The AAAA record maps a hostname to an IPv6 address.
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To create an AAAA record:
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Go to the '''DNS''' tab.
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#Select a zone.
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#Click '''Records'''.
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#Click '''AAAA'''.
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#Fill in the fields as follows:

Revision as of 22:13, 28 October 2013

A DNS zone is configured with a zone file for each domain containing resource records. There are several types of DNS records which you can adjust in HostPath.

A Record

The A record maps a hostname to an IPv4 address.

To create an A record:

  1. Go to the DNS tab.
  2. Select a zone.
  3. Click Records.
DNS records highlight.png
  1. Click A.
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  1. Fill in the fields as follows:
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Field
Properties
Hostname
Enter the hostname of the device.
IP-Address
Enter the IPv4 address.
TTL
Adjust the TTL value of the zone in seconds.
Active
Select to activate the A record.
  1. Click Save.

AAAA Record

The AAAA record maps a hostname to an IPv6 address.

To create an AAAA record:

Go to the DNS tab.

  1. Select a zone.
  2. Click Records.
  3. Click AAAA.


  1. Fill in the fields as follows: