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In this Video:
- We will Create a Forward and a Reverse Lookup Zone, using the DNS Server Wizard.
- We will discuss Zone types
- How DNS Data is Replicated
- We will cover Dynamic Updates
Prerequisites: You must have access to or have installed in your lab the following:
- Windows 2016 server with DNS and Active Directory installed and the server promoted to a domain controller.
Adequate permissions will be needed.
- To configure a DNS server that is not running as a domain controller, you must be a member of the Administrators group for that computer.
- To configure a DNS server that is running on a domain controller, you must be a member of the DNS Administrators, Domain Administrators, or Enterprise Administrators group
Creating a Forward and a Reverse Lookup Zones
- Using the DNS Server Wizard
- Open Server Manager, Tools, DNS
- Right click on the server, select configure a DNS Server
- Welcome to the Configure a DNS Server Wizard is displayed, select next
- Three choices are displayed. For this lecture we select the second choice, next.

- Click yes, then next.
Zone Type: Here various types of zones and storage are displayed.

Choose the type of zone and where the DNS database will be stored
- Primary – A primary zone is a DNS zone that is the primary source of information.
- Secondary – A secondary zone is a read-only replica of a primary DNS zone that is hosted on another remote DNS server.
- Stub Zone - A stub zone is similar to a secondary zone in that it is a read-only zone that obtains its information from other DNS servers.
- Store the zone in Active Directory – Selection may not be available or greyed out. Only available if DNS server is a writeable domain controller (has Active Directory installed)
- Select Primary Zone,
- Keep the Default, Store the zone in Active Directory. Click Next
Active Directory Zone Replication Scope

- Select the default – To all DNS servers running on domain controllers in this domain: DE.DNS-ZONE.COM
- Click next
Zone Name
1. For this lecture I typed DE.DNS-ZONE.COM, 2. Click next
Dynamic Updates – What type of updates will be allowed in this zone.
- Allow only secure updates – Recommended for Active Directory, available for Active Directory-integrated zones.
- Allow both nonsecure and secure dynamic updates – Not recommended, considered a security vulnerability.
- Do not allow dynamic updates – Records must be updated manually.

- Select the default – Allow only secure updates
- Click next, then yes to create a reverse lookup zone, next
Creating a Reverse lookup zone – This zone is useful for troubleshooting Zone Type

- Select the default settings
- Click next
Active Directory Zone Replication Scope

- Select the default settings
- Click next
Reverse Lookup Zone Name – Translates IP addresses into DNS names.

- Select the default settings
- Click next
- In this case I typed 192.168.0
- Click next

Dynamic Update

- For this lecture we will choose allow only secure dynamic updates
- Click next
- Click no, it should not forward queries, next, finish

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Thanks for watching and we will see you in the next lecture.
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