Configuring An Alias (Cname) Record - Cobalt Digital Inc COBALT Qube 3 User Manual

Configuring an Alias (CNAME) record
An Alias (CNAME) record provides the translation from one fully qualified
domain name to another fully qualified domain name.
The source domain name is known as the alias and the target domain name is
known as the canonical name or real name. The target host name does not need to
be a member of the local domain. For example, you can create an Alias
(CNAME) record of "news.domain.com" resolving to "uucp.isp.net".
Important: Do not use an Alias (CNAME) record to cause a
domain name to resolve to a host name.
For example, do not create an Alias (CNAME) record for
mydomain.com that resolves to www.mydomain.com. Instead, add
a Forward Address (A) record for mydomain.com to the IP address
used by www.mydomain.com.
See "Configuring a Forward Address (A) record" on page 236.
To configure an Alias (CNAME) record for your Qube 3:
1. Select Administration > Network Services > DNS.
The DNS Settings table appears.
2. Click Edit Primary Services above the table. The Primary Service List table
appears.
3. Select Alias (CNAME) Record from the Add Record... pull-down menu.
The Add New Alias (CNAME) Record table appears.
4. Enter the host name (optional) and domain name (for example, news and
mydomain.com) of the alias.
5. Enter the host name (optional) and domain name (for example, news and
otherplace.com) of the real domain name.
6. Click Save. The Primary Service List table reappears with the new entry.
7. To add another record, select a record type from the pull-down menu again.
To apply the changes to the DNS settings, click Apply Changes Now. The
DNS Settings table appears.
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