Commonly used record types
- A (Host address)
- AAAA (IPv6 host address)
- ALIAS (Auto resolved alias)
- CNAME (Canonical name for an alias)
- MX (Mail eXchange)
- NS (Name Server)
- PTR (Pointer)
- SOA (Start Of Authority)
- SRV (location of service)
- TXT (Descriptive text)
To setup one of these records, right-click a zone in the left list in the DNS Records window, and select the "New ...-record" from the pop-up menu.
Records types used for DNSSEC
To setup one of these records, use the DNSSEC Sign Zone function.
Less commonly used record types:
- AFSDB (AFS Data Base location)
- CAA (Certification Authority Authorization)
- CERT (Certificate / CRL)
- DHCID (DHCP Information)
- DNAME (Non-Terminal DNS Name Redirection)
- HINFO (Host information)
- HTTPS (HTTPS Service binding and parameter specification)
- LOC (Location information)
- NAPTR (Naming Authority Pointer)
- RP (Responsible person)
- TLSA (Transport Layer Security Authentication)
To setup one of these records, right-click a zone in the left list in the DNS Records window, and select "Other new record" from the pop-up menu.