Common DNS record types you may use when Managing DNS Records
| Example Name | Type | Example Data | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| www | A | 10.20.30.1 | 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 |
| ipv6 | AAAA | 2001:db8::1 | IPv6 Address record. This will cause ipv6.example.com to also resolve to 2001:db8::1 |
| www2 | CNAME | www | 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 |
| MX | 10 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". | |
| @ | NS | ns1.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. |
| bacon | TXT | "Bacon ipsum dolor.." | Text record. Commonly used for Sender Policy Framework, DKIM, DMARC. The web interface will automatically add comments This example will respond with a string of text for bacon.example.com |