Adding a DNS zone manually

To add a zone manually:

  1. Connect to the DNS server.

  2. Navigate to Start > Programs > Administrative Tools > DNS. The DNS Manager is displayed.

  3. In the DNS Manager menu in the left pane, click DNS > DNS Servers > Forward Lookup Zones.

  4. Right-click Forward Lookup Zone and select New Zone.

  5. On the New Zone Wizard, click Next. Then select the primary zone Active Directory-Integrated option button and click Next.

  6. Select the Forward lookup zone option button.

  7. Click Next.

  8. On the Zone name window, enter the name of the zone you want to create.

  1. Note: The zone name specifies the portion of the DNS name space for which this the server is authoritative. It might be your organization's site's domain name (example.com) or a portion of the domain name (newzone.example.com). The zone name is not the name of the DNS server.

  1. Click Next.

  2. On the Zone file window, the zone filename will be displayed.

  3. Click Next.

  4. On the Dynamic Update window, the dynamic update details will be displayed.

  5. Click Next.

  6. The Finish New Zone wizard window is displayed.  

  7. Click Finish.