What is DNS Manager and how to use it

What is DNS Manager

DNS Manager is a tool available in Console that allows customers to:

1. Use DigitalFyre's AnyCAST DNS for their domains if they do not have a hosting account, or if they need to use it for a domain that is utilized for a different purpose
2. Setup rDNS for their assigned IP blocks for Dedicated Servers and IP Transit customers

Each customer can add up to 5 domains to our AnyCAST Network for free. There is a limit of 200 DNS Records per zone, 20 records per record type.

How to use DNS Manager

Adding a Domain:

1. Login to https://console.digitalfyre.com
2. Click on DNS from the left-side navigation
3. Click on the DNS Zones tab
4. Click the + Add DNS Zone button
5. For DNS Zone Name, enter your domain name (e.g. johndoe.com)
6. For IP Address, enter the IP address you want your domain to resolve to (e.g. 192.168.1.1)
7. Click Confirm to add the domain to our DNS
8. With your domain registrar, make sure to set your domain to use the following name servers:
   • ns1.digitalfyre.net
   • ns2.digitalfyre.net
   • ns3.digitalfyre.net
   • ns4.digitalfyre.net
9. Done

Please note it may take some time for DNS to fully propagate to the AnyCAST Network

Adding rDNS Records:

1. Login to https://console.digitalfyre.com
2. Click on DNS from the left-side navigation
3. Click on the rDNS tab
4. Click the + Add PTR Record button
5. Select the service the IP address or Prefix belongs to
6. Select the IP or Prefix from the dropdown menu
   • If you select a prefix, an additional field to enter the specific IP address from the prefix will appear
7. Enter the PTR Record you wish to set in the RDATA field
8. Click Confirm to add the PTR Record
9. Done