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Example NameTypeExample DataDescription
wwwA10.20.30.1

Address, converts a name to an IP The web interface will automatically add a trailing period.

This will cause www.example.com to resolve to 10.20.30.1

ipv6AAAA2001:db8::1

IPv6 Address record.

This will cause ipv6.example.com to also resolve to 2001:db8::1

www2CNAMEwww

Canonical Name - Alias one name to another, www2 will resolve to whatever ip www does. No trailing period added

This will cause www2.example.com to resolve to the same IP as www.example.com

@mailMX10 mail.google.com

Mail Exchange record. Requires a priority, 10 in this example. The web interface will pop up a window asking for this

@ is the root of the domain, this will tell Email servers that mail for example.com lives at a server called "mail.google.com".

@NSns1.wiscnet.net

Nameserver record, leave these alone if hosting with WiscNet. They should either be dns.uw-mad/dns.uw-mil OR ns1/ns2.wiscnet.net.

@ is the root of the domain, this will cause example.com to have a nameserver of ns1.wiscnet.net.

baconTXT"Bacon ipsum dolor.."

Text record. Commonly used for  Sender Policy Framework, DKIM, DMARC. The web interface will automatically add comments

This example example will respond with a string of text for bacon.example.com