Standard DNS - Getting Started Guide Dyn Help Center

Welcome to Dyn's Standard DNS Getting Started Guide!

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Standard DNS is designed for you to manage your DNS for a personal or small business website.

Each of these topics relates to a specific view in the Standard DNS portal. Select a topic to see more information about the page and its content.

Delegate your domain to Dyn Standard DNS	Domain delegation tells the internet where your DNS queries are answered. Here is all the information you need to do the delegation with your domain registrar.
Add a resource record	Resource records contain the information for DNS query answers. Create resource records for network assets that provide information on the Internet.
Manage a resource record	Network changes may cause resource records to be out of date. Manage current resource records to stay up to date with new network configurations.
Modify a resource record	Directions on how to update resource records in both the standard interface and the expert interface of Standard DNS.
Delete a resource record	When a resource record is no longer needed, remove it from the zone.
Configure reverse DNS zone with Standard DNS	Reverse DNS zones are used for email verification. Create a reverse zone for Standard DNS zones with a resource record type MX.
Set Up DNS for a basic website	Learn about the basic DNS records your new website will need and how to add them in Dyn Standard DNS.