Address Record; Ptr Record - ZyXEL Communications 310 User Manual

Chapter 37 System
Table 179 Configuration > System > DNS (continued)
LABEL
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Domain Name
IP/FQDN
Service Control
Add
Edit
Remove
Move
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Zone
Address
Action

37.6.3 Address Record

An address record contains the mapping of a Fully-Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) to an IP
address. An FQDN consists of a host and domain name. For example, www.zyxel.com is a fully
qualified domain name, where "www" is the host, "zyxel" is the second-level domain, and "com" is
the top level domain. mail.myZyXEL.com.tw is also a FQDN, where "mail" is the host, "myZyXEL" is
the third-level domain, "com" is the second-level domain, and "tw" is the top level domain.
The ZyWALL allows you to configure address records about the ZyWALL itself or another device.
This way you can keep a record of DNS names and addresses that people on your network may use
frequently. If the ZyWALL receives a DNS query for an FQDN for which the ZyWALL has an address
record, the ZyWALL can send the IP address in a DNS response without having to query a DNS
name server.

37.6.4 PTR Record

A PTR (pointer) record is also called a reverse record or a reverse lookup record. It is a mapping of
an IP address to a domain name.
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DESCRIPTION
This is the index number of the MX record.
This is the domain name where the mail is destined for.
This is the IP address or Fully-Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of a mail server that
handles the mail for the domain specified in the field above.
This specifies from which computers and zones you can send DNS queries to the
ZyWALL.
Click this to create a new entry. Select an entry and click Add to create a new entry after
the selected entry.
Double-click an entry or select it and click Edit to be able to modify the entry's settings.
To remove an entry, select it and click Remove. The ZyWALL confirms you want to
remove it before doing so. Note that subsequent entries move up by one when you take
this action.
To change an entry's position in the numbered list, select the method and click Move to
display a field to type a number for where you want to put it and press [ENTER] to move
the rule to the number that you typed.
This the index number of the service control rule. The ordering of your rules is important
as rules are applied in sequence.
The entry with a hyphen (-) instead of a number is the ZyWALL's (non-configurable)
default policy. The ZyWALL applies this to traffic that does not match any other
configured rule. It is not an editable rule. To apply other behavior, configure a rule that
traffic will match so the ZyWALL will not have to use the default policy.
This is the zone on the ZyWALL the user is allowed or denied to access.
This is the object name of the IP address(es) with which the computer is allowed or
denied to send DNS queries.
This displays whether the ZyWALL accepts DNS queries from the computer with the IP
address specified above through the specified zone (Accept) or discards them (Deny).
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