Integral Basic Dns Server; Creating Local Dns Entries - Fortinet FortiGate Series Administration Manual

Integral basic DNS server

Integral basic DNS server

Creating local DNS entries

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FortiOS Version 4.0 MR1 provides DNS service that you can make available on your
networks. It can resolve local domain names and optionally recurse to the DNS server
configured for the FortiGate unit.
In the web-based manager, go to System > Network > DNS Database to configure local
DNS entries. This is a per-VDOM configuration.
You must first create the DNS zone. Select Create New and enter the following
information:
DNS Zone Enter the DNS zone name.
Domain Name Enter the DNS domain name
TTL (seconds) Range 0 to 2 147 483 647.
Add DNS entries to zones as follows:
1 Go to System > Network > DNS Database.
2 Select the Edit icon for an existing DNS zone.
3 Select Create New.
4 In the New DNS Entry dialog box, enter the following information and select OK.
Type
Hostname
IP Address
IPv6 Address
Canonical Name
Preference
TTL (seconds)
To add local DNS entries using the CLI, use the following new command.
Syntax
conf system dns-database
edit <zone-string>
set domain <domain>
set ttl <int>
config dns-entry
edit <entry-id>
set canonical-name <canonical_name_string>
set hostname <hostname_string>
set ip <ip_address>
set ipv6 <ipv6_address>
Select the type of entry:
Address (A), IPv6 Address (AAAA), Name Server (NS),
Canonical Name (CNAME), or Mail Exchange (Mx).
Enter the host name.
Enter the host's IP address (IPv4).
Available if Type is Address (A).
Enter the host's IP address (IPv6).
Available if Type is IPv6 Address (AAAA).
Enter the host's fully qualified domain name.
Available if Type is Canonical Name (CNAME).
Enter the MX preference value. Range 0 to 65 535.
Available if Type is Mail Exchange (Mx).
Enter the TTL value. Enter 0 to use the Zone TTL value.
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