System Network Configuring FortiGate DNS services
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Figure 87: Configuring the FortiGate DNS database
DNS Database list
Create New Add a new DNS zone to the DNS database list.
DNS Zone The names of the DNS zones added to the DNS database list.
Domain Name The domain name of each zone.
TTL The TTL value for the domain name which is the packet time to live in seconds.
The range is 0 to 2 147 483 647.
# of Entries The number of entries in the zone.
Delete icon Delete an zone from the DNS database.
Edit icon Select Edit beside an existing zone to modify it.
Adding or modifying zones
Create New Select to add a new entry to the zone. Each zone contains entries for one domain
name.
Delete icon Delete a DNS entry from the zone.
Edit icon Select Edit beside an existing DNS entry to modify it.
Type The type of DNS entry. Can be an IPv4 address (A), an IPv6 address (AAAA), a
name server (NS), a canonical name (CNAME), or a mail exchange (MX) name.
Details A description of the entry.
Adding or modifying DNS entries
Type Select the type of entry to add. The options change depending on the type.
Hostname Enter the host name. Available for all Types.
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