How to Create a Host Record
To create a host or "A" record:
- Start the DNS snap-in.
- Click the DNS Server object for your server in the left pane of the console, and then expand the server object to expand the tree.
- Expand Forward Lookup Zones.
- Under Forward Lookup Zones, right-click the zone that you want (for example, example.com), and then click New Host (A).
- In the Name (uses parent domain name if blank) box, type the name of the host that you want to add. For example, if you want to add a host record for a Web server, type www.
- In the IP address box, type the IP address of the host that you want to add. For example, type 192.168.0.100.
- Select the Create associated pointer (PTR) record check box, and then click Add Host. You receive a message similar to the following:
The host record www.example.com was successfully created.
Click OK.
- When you are finished adding hosts, click Done.
