HOW TO: Install and Configure DNS
Server in Windows Server 2003
Install DNS
Open Windows Components
Wizard. To do so, use the
following steps:
Click
Start, click
Control Panel,
and then click
Add or Remove Programs.
Click
Add/Remove Windows
Components.
In
Components, select
the
Networking Services
check box, and then click
Details.
In
Subcomponents of Networking
Services, select
the
Domain Name System (DNS)
check box, click
OK,
and then click
Next.
If you are prompted, in
Copy
files from, type
the full path of the
distribution files, and then
click
OK.
Configure DNS
Start the Configure Your
Server Wizard. To do so,
click
Start, point to
All
Programs, point to
Administrative Tools,
and then click
Configure Your Server Wizard.
On the
Server Role page,
click
DNS server, and
then click
Next.
On the
Summary of Selections
page, view and confirm the
options that you have
selected. The following
items should appear on this
page:
Install DNS
Run the Configure a DNS
Wizard to configure DNS
If the
Summary of Selections
page lists these two items,
click
Next. If the
Summary of Selections
page does not list these two
items, click
Back
to return to the
Server Role page,
click
DNS, and then click
Next.
When the
Configure Your Server
Wizard installs the DNS
service, it first determines
whether the IP address for
this server is static or is
configured automatically. If
your server is currently
configured to obtain its IP
address automatically, the
Configuring Components
page of the Windows
Components Wizard prompts
you to configure this server
with a static IP address. To
do so:
In the
Local Area Connection
Properties
dialog box, click
Internet Protocol
(TCP/IP), and
then click
Properties.
In the
Internet Protocols
(TCP/IP) Properties
dialog box, click
Use the following IP
address, and
then type the static IP
address, subnet mask,
and default gateway for
this server.
In
Preferred DNS,
type the IP address of
this server.
In
Alternate DNS,
type the IP address of
another internal DNS
server, or leave this
box blank.
When you finish setting
up the static addresses
for your DNS, click
OK, and then
click
Close.
After you click
Close,
the Configure a DNS Server
Wizard starts. In the
wizard, follow these steps:
On the
Select Configuration
Action page,
select the
Create a forward lookup
zone check box,
and then click
Next.
To specify that this DNS
hosts a DNS zone that
contains DNS resource
records for your network
resources, on the
Primary Server Location
page, click
This server maintains
the zone, and
then click
Next.
On the
Zone Name page,
in
Zone name,
specify the name of the
DNS zone for your
network, and then click
Next. The name
of the zone is the same
as the name of the DNS
domain for your small
organization or branch
office.
On the
Dynamic Update
page, click
Allow both nonsecure and
secure dynamic updates,
and then click
Next. This
makes sure that the DNS
resource records for the
resources in your
network update
automatically.
On the
Forwarders
page, click
Yes, it should forward
queries to DNS servers
with the following IP
addresses, and
then click
Next. When you
select this
configuration, you
forward all DNS queries
for DNS names outside
your network to a DNS at
either your ISP or
central office. Type one
or more IP addresses
that either your ISP or
central office DNS
servers use.
On the
Completing the Configure
a DNS Wizard
page of the Configure a
DNS Wizard, you can
click
Back to change
any of the settings. To
apply your selections,
click
Finish.
After you finish the Configure a
DNS Wizard, the Configure Your
Server Wizard displays the
This
Server is Now a DNS Server
page. To review all the changes
that you made to your server in
the Configure Your Server Wizard
or to make sure that a new role
was installed successfully,
click
Configure Your Server log.
The Configure Your Server Wizard
log is located at %systemroot%\Debug\Configure
Your Server.log. To close the
Configure Your Server Wizard,
click
Finish.
