Create DNS A and PTR Record on Windows Server 2022

This Windows Server 2022 Tutorial covers how to Create DNS A and PTR Records on Windows Server 2022. Domain Name System is a name resolution service that provides a naming system for computers, services, and other resources in the network. The Domain Name System Server resolves computer names or other hostnames to IP addresses and IP addresses to computer names or other hostnames. A DNS zone is the specific portion of a DNS namespace hosted on a DNS server and it contains resource records. Forward lookup zones stored different resource records, but the most common record is the host record. A host record used to resolve a hostname to an IP address.

Note: In this Tutorial Active Directory-Integrated Domain Name System used. Domain Name System servers running on domain controllers can store their zones in Active Directory Domain Services.

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Demo environment

  • Computer Name: server1.test.com
  • Operating System: Windows Server 2022 Datacenter
  • IP Address: 192.168.0.2

1. Open the Server Manager dashboard click Tools and select DNS.

Create DNS A and PTR Record on Windows Server 2022

2. Right Click on Forward lookup zone name and New Host (A or AAAA).

Create DNS A and PTR Record on Windows Server 2022

3. Enter Name, and IP address, enable Create associated pointer (PTR) record and click Add Host.

Create DNS A and PTR Record on Windows Server 2022

4. The host record created successfully, click OK.

Create DNS A and PTR Record on Windows Server 2022

5. Click Done.

Create DNS A and PTR Record on Windows Server 2022

6. Host (A) and Pointer (PTR) records have been created. Verify A Record.

Create DNS A and PTR Record on Windows Server 2022

7. Host (A) and Pointer (PTR) records have been created. Verify the PTR record.

Create DNS A and PTR Record on Windows Server 2022

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