**In this Video: **

• We will Create a Forward and a Reverse Lookup Zone, using the DNS Server Wizard.
• We will discuss Zone types
• How DNS Data is Replicated
• We will cover Dynamic Updates

Prerequisites: You must have access to or have installed in your lab the following:

• Windows 2016 server with DNS and Active Directory installed and the server promoted to a domain controller.

Adequate permissions will be needed.

• To configure a DNS server that is not running as a domain controller, you must be a member of the Administrators group for that computer.
• To configure a DNS server that is running on a domain controller, you must be a member of the DNS Administrators, Domain Administrators, or Enterprise Administrators group

Creating a Forward and a Reverse Lookup Zones

• Using the DNS Server Wizard
  1. Open Server Manager, Tools, DNS
  2. Right click on the server, select configure a DNS Server
  3. Welcome to the Configure a DNS Server Wizard is displayed, select next
  4. Three choices are displayed. For this lecture we select the second choice, next.

1. Click yes, then next.

**Zone Type: **Here various types of zones and storage are displayed.

Choose the type of zone and where the DNS database will be stored

• **Primary **– A primary zone is a DNS zone that is the primary source of information.
• Secondary – A secondary zone is a read-only replica of a primary DNS zone that is hosted on another remote DNS server.
• Stub Zone \- A stub zone is similar to a secondary zone in that it is a read-only zone that obtains its information from other DNS servers.
• **Store the zone in Active Directory **– Selection may not be available…