Adding a Reverse Address (PTR) Record
A Reverse Address (PTR) record specifies a host name for a reverse IP-address-to-host mapping.
Site Administrators acting as Server Administrators for their own domains will need to contact their service provider to find out if in-addr.arpa
zones have been delegated to their control. If they have not, they can create PTR records, but they will have no effect. They will need to submit any in-addr.arpa
changes to their service provider for the changes to take effect.
To add a PTR record:
- In the shortcuts section of the , click Zones (DNS section).
- In the Zone List form, locate the zone you want to add a record to, and in the Actions column, click
. The Record List form opens. It displays all existing records for the zone. - Click Add PTR Record. The Update Reverse Address (PTR) Record form opens.
- In the Hostname.domain field, enter the name of the host to which the IP address should map.
- In the IP Address field, enter the IP address you want to map to the host.
- To automatically create a Host (A) record for the host to which the IP address maps, select the Update Address Record check box.
Note: If you do not want to create a Host (A) record now, you can manually add a Host (A) record for the forward lookup later.
- Click Add.