How To Configure a Domain with the IT-100 Providing Secondary DNS

You can host numerous domains on the IT-100 and provide website, email, and a variety of other services for each domain. While creating a domain involves configuring numerous services on the IT-100. The Add a Domain Wizard walks you through the steps in a straightforward and easy-to-follow manner. Although the IT-100 usually provides primary DNS services to the network, you can also use another server, either on your local network or your ISP's server to provide primary DNS services. The IT-100 can be configured to provide secondary DNS services for redundancy in the event that the primary DNS server is unable to be reached. To create a new domain on the IT-100:

1. Go to CoreVista Web

2. Click Domains on the left-hand sidebar menu

• The main Domains page opens

• Note: any domains already created on the IT-100 will appear in separate folders under the Domains folder in the menu

3. Click ADD in the Domains box

• The Add a Domain Wizard launches

4. Type your domain name in the Domain Name field

• An example of the way you need to word the domain name is domain.com or emergecore.com

• Note: if you are going to use this domain to host a public website, a public FTP server or a public email server, you must register your domain name with an ICANN accredited registrar

5. Click ADD

• The DNS Wizard for your new domain launches

6. Click NEXT

• You are provided with four choices as far as how to provide DNS services for your new domain

• Note: to see the other choices for providing DNS services for a domain, go to the  HOW TOs: Domains section of the EmergeCore support page

7. If you already have a primary DNS server on your network or DNS is provided by your ISP and you want to designate the IT-100 as a secondary DNS server, click the I already have a primary DNS server, but I would like to use this IT-100 as a secondary (backup) server radio button

8. Click NEXT

• The Configure Secondary DNS for your domain page appears

9. Type the IP address of the primary DNS server in the IP Address fields

• or

9. Type the name of the primary DNS server in the Server Name field

• Note: an example of a DNS server name is ns.domain.com

10. Click NEXT

• You are taken to the Domains page for your new domain. There are no users in the User Summary box because they have not yet been created. See the HOW TOs: User section for information about how to create users

• Note: Since the IT-100 will not be handling primary DNS for your domain, you must configure your primary DNS server with the information regarding which server (regardless if it is the IT-100 or not) will be providing email services, web services, and FTP services. This will most likely be your ISP unless the primary DNS server is located on your local network at your office.  See How To Configure a Domain with the IT-100 Providing DNS Services for more information