Setting up a reverse DNS zone is slightly different for the two types of IP address blocks. Use the following procedures to successfully setup a reverse DNS zone for your IP address block type.
Setting Up Reverse DNS – Full Address Block
- Finding Your Reverse DNS Zone Name
- Creating Your DNS Zone using the API
- Creating a PTR Record For Each IP Address using the API
- Updating Your Zone Delegation
NOTE: When creating the PTR record, identify a new node in the Reverse DNS Zone using the <zone> and <fqdn> arguments in the URI. A new node for each PTR record will automatically be created when the record is published.
NOTE: This is not an API specific page, but this step is the same regardless of the DynECT interface.
Setting Up Reverse DNS – Classless Address Block
- Finding Your Reverse DNS Zone Name
- Creating Your DNS Zone using the API
- Creating a PTR For Each Host Address using the API
- Updating Your Zone Delegation
- Adding CNAME Records For Each Host At Your ISP
NOTE: When creating the PTR record, identify a new node in the Reverse DNS Zone using the <zone> and <fqdn> arguments in the URI. A new node for each PTR record will automatically be created when the record is published.
NOTE: These last 2 steps are not API specific, but these steps are the same regardless of the DynECT interface.