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How to create a Forward lookup zone in DNS Manager Server 2019.

Forward Lookup Zone

A forward lookup zone is a critical component of DNS (Domain Name System) that helps to match domain names with the appropriate IP addresses. When you type a domain name into your web browser, DNS is responsible for finding the correct IP address so that you can load the website.

Without DNS, you would have to remember the IP address of every website you wanted to visit, which would be nearly impossible.


Forward lookup zones use a series of DNS records to store information about a domain and its associated IP address. The most common DNS record is the A record, which maps a domain name to an IP address.

There are also CNAME records, which can be used to redirect one domain to another, and MX records, which route email messages to the correct server. Creating and maintaining a lookup zone is critical for any administrator.

In this article, I’m going to discuss How to Create a Forward look-up zone is a Domain Name System zone in which hostname to IP address and IP address to hostname relations is saved.

1- On your active directory DNS server, open DNS Manager Right click on forward lookup zone and select New Zone.

dns manager 2019

2- Click Next.

new zone wizard dns manager

3- Default settings click next.

forward lookup zone type

4- Default settings so click next.

create forward lookup zone scope

5- In the Forward Lookup Zone Name field enter your external domain name (my external domain is xpertstec.com).

forward look zone name

6- We will manually create all the records in this zone so select do not allow dynamic updates click next.


new zone wizard dynamic update

7- So, click Finish.

completing new zone wizard

For more details click here

Add Host A Record in DNS Server 2019.

Jamil Parvez

Jamil Pervez works as a Network Administrator, based in Kuwait with a Primary focus on Microsoft technologies. Microsoft Certified MCSE, MCTP, MCITP, CCNP, CCIP, CCVP with 20 years of experience in administering Windows Servers, Exchange, VMWare, Veeam B&R, Veritas BackupExec.

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