CNET 222 Lab 5 DNS in Windows Server
Centennial College
Information and Communication Engineering Technology
Course: CNET 222
Lab 5: DNS in Windows Server
Instructions:
Create a new Microsoft Word document
Take screen shots where specified in the lab manual and paste
them into your Word document in the correct order.
Make sure each image shows all the required information
including your virtual machine name as well as date and time of
the host computer.
Total number of screen shots: 3
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CNET 222 Lab 5 DNS in Windows Server
POWER ON THE WINDOWS SERVER VIRTUAL MACHINE.
Exercise 1. Configuring Internet Explorer Enhanced Security
Configuration
By default, enhanced security configuration is enabled on Internet Explorer (IE) in the
Windows server. This is meant to keep the server secure while using the browser, since
Internet browsing from a server is discouraged. In this exercise we turn off the IE
Enhanced Security to make it easier to test our DNS Settings later.
1. On the Server Manager, click on Local Server in the left pane.
2. Click on IE Enhanced Security Configuration. Select the Off radio buttons and click OK.
Refresh the Server Manager.
Take screen shot #1 of local server properties showing that IE Seciroty
Configuration is Off.
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Exercise 2. Configuring a DNS Server
The DNS role was already installed when we configured the server to be a primary domain
controller. Now we configure a forward lookup zone that will allow our web server to work
in the next lab.
1. Open the DNS manager from the Server Manager: Tools→DNS
2. In the DNS Manager, expand the server node WINDOWS-FS1234 if it is not already
expanded. Right-click on Forward Lookup Zones and click on New Zone. The New Zone
Wizard will launch.
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3. Welcome to the New Zone Wizard: Click Next.
4. Zone Type: Select the default Primary Zone and check the Store the zone in Active
Directory. Click Next.
5. Active Directory Zone Replication Scope: Select To all DNS servers running on
domain controllers in this domain and click Next.
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6. Zone Name: In the Zone name text box, enter test.com
7. Dynamic Update: Select Allow only secure dynamic updates and click Next.
8. Completing the New Zone Wizard: Review the information and click Finish to create
the zone. It should appear under the Forward Lookup Zones when expanded.
Take screen shot #2 showing the new zone.
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9. Now we will add a new host name (Type A) DNS entri in this zone. Select then right-
click on the new test.com zone and then click on New Host (A or AAAA).
10. In the ‘New Host’ window leave the Name textbox blank and for IP address enter the IP
address 172.16.0.10
Click Add Host. Click OK on the pop-up.
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11. Right-click on the test.com zone and add a New Alias (CNAME). This time enter the
following:
a. Name: www
b. Fully qualified domain name (FQDN) for target host: test.com
Click OK.
12. Click on the test.com zone in the left pane. The right pane will show the two new hosts
just added.
Take screen shot #3 showing the new DNS entries.
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The DNS server is now configured to resolve the host name www.test.com to the IP address
of the machine hosting this site. However, we have not yet created any web page. We will
do this in a future lab.
3. Close all windows.
Submit your Word Document to the correct Assignment Folder.
Shut down you Virtual Machine
Make sure you have all your work on your external USB hard disk.
You are done!
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