TeamMediaLLC.com DNS Management
What is DNS?
DNS stands for Domain Name System and refers to how computers find other computers on the Internet. Unique IP addresses are associated with each computer on the Internet. These IP addresses are like house numbers on a street. They make it possible for other computers to find your computer.To make finding computers easier for humans, DNS allows you to create an easy to remember name for your computer and associate it with your computer's IP Address. By adding an Alias record to a DNS server for your domain and telling it that mail.yourname.com is the computer with an IP Address of 192.168.1.22 you allow anyone on the Internet to find your computer by using the name mail.yourname.com.
You can add DNS Management to your domains during checkout. To add DNS Management to an existing domain, visit your account management.
What is TeamMediaLLC.com Web-Based DNS?
TeamMediaLLC.com Web-Based DNS Management allows you to use nameservers located at TeamMediaLLC.com for your domain. Using your Internet browser you can add, remove, and edit Alias records(Host records), MX records(Mail Server records), NS records(Name Server Records), and CNAME records. You have total control over the DNS records for your domain, without the hassle or cost of maintaining your own DNS server.Why use TeamMediaLLC.com Web-Based DNS?
It's
Quick!
Simply enable DNS Management in the Domain
Management area, charge the $12 fee to your credit card,
and immediately enter A records, NS records, MX records,
and CNAME records for your account. Within 24-48 hours
the changes will have propagated through the Internet
and you will be in business! TeamMediaLLC.com updates
its DNS files hourly, so your changes will be implemented
quickly. Remember though that due to DNS caching on
the internet it may take longer to see your changes.
It's
Easy!
There are no messy configuration files to worry
about with TeamMediaLLC.com's Web-Based DNS Management.
Records can quickly be added, removed, and edited using
an intuitive interface.
It's
Reliable and Fast!
TeamMediaLLC.com uses multiple DNS servers
located at co-location sites with plenty of bandwidth
and low-latency access for your DNS needs. Don't be
worrying about the stability of your connection, and
losing customers because your DNS server is down. TeamMediaLLC.com
provides a first or second line of protection for your
DNS service needs. TeamMediaLLC.com can act either
as primary or secondary nameserver for your business.
How do I get TeamMediaLLC.com Web-Based DNS Service?
You
can enable the TeamMediaLLC.com Web-Based DNS Management
Console by logging in to your TeamMediaLLC.com account
and selecting the domain you wish to enable. Click on
"Enable TeamMediaLLC.com DNS" under the "Add my Domain
to TeamMediaLLC.com DNS Service" section. Pay $12
with your credit card and you are in business! Simply
click on DNS Management Console and begin adding your
records. Changes will initially take 48-72 hours because
we need to change your nameservers to TeamMediaLLC.com
nameservers and update the other nameservers on the
Internet with your new information. After that changes
to your records will be reflected in our nameservers
within an hour of you making them.
What kind of records do I need to create?
Alias
Record
A unique Alias Record should be created for each
physical host in your domain that you desire to address
using a DNS name such as mycomputer.mydomain.com. Enter
a hostname for your computer and the IP address of the
computer that you want that name to point towards. Technical
Notes: An Alias is the same as a BIND "A" Record. You
may add multiple Alias's with the same hostname but
different IP's to provide systems redundancy if you
have multiple computers providing the same services.
NS
Record
A Nameserver Record specifies a host to act as a Nameserver
for a domain. When you first log in to the DNS Management
console TeamMediaLLC.com's nameservers are set to
act as the nameserver for your domain. The records for
TeamMediaLLC.com's nameservers apear in red in the
Management Console. The hostname of a Nameserver must
be an Alias. Do not use a CNAME.
MX
Record
A Mailserver Record specifies a host to receive mail
for your domain. i.e. Mail sent to TeamMediaLLC.com.com
gets delivered to the host mail.TeamMediaLLC.com.com.
The hostname of a Mailserver must be an Alias Record.
Do not use a CNAME.
CNAME
Record
A CNAME Record creates a pointer from a name to an alias
name. i.e. You may wish to have the name ftp.yourname.com
point to webserver.yourname.com. To do this create a
CNAME record from ftp to webserver.yourname.com. This
allows you to refer to already named machines without
having to worry about IP addresses.
What kind of records should I create?
Basic
Setup
For a simple single machine webserver/ftpserver
setup you should create an Alias record with the IP
address of your single machine and a descriptive name
as the hostname. Ex. webserver.TeamMediaLLC.com.com
IP Address = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx. You can then create several
CNAME entries that point to your single machine, such
as www.TeamMediaLLC.com.com CNAME webserver.TeamMediaLLC.com.com
and ftp.TeamMediaLLC.com.com CNAME webserver.TeamMediaLLC.com.com.
People can now access your machine at either www.TeamMediaLLC.com.com
or ftp.TeamMediaLLC.com.com
Basic
+Mail
In addition to adding the ALIAS and CNAME records above
you will need to add an MX record to tell hosts where
to send mail for your domain. To add mail delivery to
the webserver.TeamMediaLLC.com.com machine select
"Add MX" from the console and type "webserver.TeamMediaLLC.com.com"
into the Mail Server textbox. Mail for the domain in
the MX domain box will now be delivered to the Mailserver
machine.
Basic
+MX+NS
In addition to the above two steps adding an NS record
will allow you to either provide DNS for your root domain,
or a delegated subdomain. Delegating a subdomain, such
as subdomin.TeamMediaLLC.com.com means that all DNS
for that subdomain will be handled by the server specified
in the Name Server text box.
Other
Records
You should not use a CNAME pointer as either a Mail
Server or Name Server, for example, in the above scenario's
don't use ftp.TeamMediaLLC.com.com as the Mail Server
in an MX record. If you would like to use webserver.TeamMediaLLC.com.com
as the Mail Server but with a name like mail.TeamMediaLLC.com.com
create an A, or Alias record that points mail.TeamMediaLLC.com.com
to the same IP address as webserver.TeamMediaLLC.com.com
and then create an MX record that points to mail.TeamMediaLLC.com.com.
Why are the top records Red?
The "red record" is one of the primary nameservers for your domain. It is the TeamMediaLLC.com nameserver where your DNS records for your domain reside. If you delete all of these records from your domain then you will no longer have DNS service through the web-based DNS Management Console. You will have to point your domain to new DNS servers using the domain management pages.Why are the top records Red?
note: the IP addresses used in the examples
are not valid and will not resolve on the internet