1. Login to your Control Panel and search for the Domain name for which you have purchased this service. Click here to learn how >>

2. In the Orders details, click on Manage Records. A new interface will pop-up where you may add any of the following records

I. Address (A) Record

1. Click on A Records -> Add A Record.
    
2. There you would find 3 fields
    
   • Host Name: Here the Domain Name for which you are adding the A Record for, would be pre-filled (e.g. yourdomainname.com). Now, if you wish to Add record for my.yourdomainname.com, then you would have to put in my the text box. If you wish to enter A record for just yourdomainname.com, then you can leave this box blank.
      
   • Destination IP Address: Here you would have to enter the IP Address of the Web Server, where you wish to host this domain name.
      
   • TTL: This is the Time To Live for this record, in seconds. Any Server which once queries this record will update this record after this time interval. The ideal TTL is 86400, which is 1 day. It can not be set to less than 14400, i.e. 4 hours.
      
3. Click on the Add Record button to submit your record.

II. MX Record

1. Click on MX Records -> Add MX Record.
    
2. There you would find 4 fields
    
   • Zone: The domain name for which you setting an MX Record needs to be entered as the Zone. If you are configuring the mail server for yourdomainname.com, such that you can receive mails@yourdomainname.com, then you need to leave this field blank.
      
   • Value: This is the Mail Server Domain Name. If you are yourself managing your Mail Servers, then you may set the Value in the format - mail.yourdomainname.com.
      
   • If you are using another Internet Service Provider's Mail Server, then you need to enter a Fully Qualified Domain Name like mail.isp.com. Note that a Fully Qualified Domain Name always ends with a "." in the end.
      
   • TTL: This is the Time To Live for this record. Any Server which once queries this record will update this record after this time interval. The ideal TTL is 86400 which is 1 day. It can not be set to less than 14400, i.e. 4 hours.
      
   • MX Priority: An MX Record has a Preference number indicating the order in which the mail server should be used (only relevant when multiple MX Records are defined for the same domain name). Mail servers will attempt to deliver mail to the server with the lowest preference number first, and if unsuccessful, continue with the next lowest and so on.
      
3. Click on the Add Record button to submit your record.

III. CNAME Record

1. Click on CNAME Records -> Add CNAME Record.
    
2. There you would find 3 fields
    
   • Host Name: If you wish to Add a CNAME Record for yourdomainname.com like manage.yourdomainname.com or www.yourdomainname.com, then enter the Host Name as manage or www  in this text box.
      
   • Value: This is the Destination for the CNAME created. Thus, if you wish to create a CNAME Record for www.yourdomainname.com pointing to yourdomainname.com, then you would have to enter yourdomainname.com. in this text box.
      
   • TTL: This is the Time To Live for this record. Any DNS Server which once queries this record will update this record after this time interval. The ideal TTL is 86400, which is 1 day. It can not be set to less than 14400, i.e. 4 hours.
      
3. Click on the Add Record button to submit your record.

IV. NS Record

1. Click on NS Records -> Add NS Record.
    
2. There you would find 3 fields
    
   • Zone: If you wish to create a Name Server for a sub-domain like ns1.subdomain.yourdomainname.com, then enter the Zone as subdomain.yourdomainname.com in this text box.
      
   • Value: This is the Name of the Name Server to be created or another Fully Qualified Domain Name that you want to make responsible for this Zone. Thus, if you wish to create an NS Record for subdomain.yourdomainname.com, you may enter the value as ns1.subdomain.yourdomainname.com. Or, you may want a Name Server like ns1.subdomain.yourdomainname.com to be delegated to another Fully Qualified Domain Name like dns1.anyotherns.com.
      
   • TTL: This is the Time To Live for this record. Any DNS Server which once queries this record will update this record after this time interval. The ideal TTL is 86400, which is 1 day. It can not be set to less than 14400, i.e. 4 hours.
      
3. Click on the Add Record button to submit your record.

V. TXT Record

1. Click on TXT Records -> Add TXT Record.
    
2. There you would find 3 fields
    
   • Host Name: If you wish to Add a TXT Record for yourdomainname.com like yourdomainname.com, then leave the Host Name text box blank.
      
   • Value: 255 characters of free form text can be provided in this field. This record is generally used to convey information about the zone.
     
     For example, you may add a TXT Record for mail.yourdomainname.com with the value as "This is my mail server". Here if anybody was checking ALL or TXT records of mail.yourdomainname.com, they would notice the above text appearing in the TXT record.
      
   • TTL: This is the Time To Live for this record. Any DNS Server which once queries this record will update this record after this time interval. The ideal TTL is 86400, which is 1 day. It can not be set to less than 14400, i.e. 4 hours.
      
3. Click on the Add Record button to submit your record.

VI. SOA Parameters

The moment you buy Managed DNS Service from Dream Fountain, a default Start Of Authority [SOA] Record is created for your domain name. To modify your SOA Record -

1. Click on SOA Parameters -> Modify Record.
    
2. There you would find 5 fields
    
   • TTL: This is the Time To Live for this record. Any DNS Server which once queries this record will update this record after this time interval. The ideal TTL is 86400, which is 1 day. It can not be set to less than 14400, i.e. 4 hours.
      
   • Serial: This is a number that is automatically generated by our Servers. All Secondary Name Servers cache the Serial Number in the SOA Record, such that when a Serial Number change is detected by Secondary DNS Servers, it updates its Records with the changes. This number is automatically increased by our Servers when changes to the Zone or its Records are made.
      
   • Refresh: The Refresh Interval indicates how often Secondary Name Servers should check if changes are made to the Zone. You can decide your own value for this Interval.
      
   • Retry: The Retry Interval indicates how often the Secondary Name Servers should retry checking, if changes are made - if the first refresh fails.
      
   • Expire: The Retry Interval indicates how long the Zone will be valid after a refresh. Secondary Servers will discard the Zone, if no refresh could be made within this interval.
      
3. Click on the Modify Record button to submit your changes.