In this lab, you will install the DNS service using the Configure Your Server wizard. Then, you will configure the DNS zones.
- Open the Configure Your Server Wizard by selecting Start > Administrative Tools > Configure Your Server.
- Click Next to dismiss the Welcome screen and click Next again to dismiss the Preliminary Steps screen.
- Click the DNS Server item in the Server Role list and click Next to continue.
- Click Next on the Summary page to complete the DNS installation.
- If this were not a simulated environment, you would need to insert the Windows Server 2003 CD into the CD-ROM drive.
- The Configure A DNS Sever Wizard automatically appears. Click Next to dismiss the Welcome screen.
- Select the Create Forward And Reverse Lookup Zones radio button and click Next to continue. If you want to create a caching-only server, you can select the Configure Root Hints Only option.
- If it’s not already selected, select Yes, Create A Forward Lookup Zone Now and click Next to continue.
- If not already selected, select the Primary Zone option and the Store The Zone In Active Directory option. Click Next when you are ready.
- Enter a new zone name in the Zone Name field and click Next to continue.
- Select the Allow Only Secure Dynamic Updates radio button and click Next.
- If not already selected, select No, Don’t Create A Reverse Lookup Zone Now and click Next to continue.
- If not already selected, select the No, It Should Not Forward Queries radio button and click Next to continue.
- Click Finish to end the wizard. The Configure Your Server wizard reappears and informs you that the DNS service was successfully installed. Click the Finish button.
