What is the static DNS server and how we can modify it
DNS (Domain Name System) servers are responsible for resolving Internet domain names to their associated IP addresses. All domains must always have associated servers to be managed, meaning the DNS server is what "tells" a domain where to go when a webpage needs to be displayed, when accessing email, connecting to FTP, etc.
cdmon DNS
The first thing you need to do is ensure that the domain is using cdmon's static DNS, because if not, it will not be possible to work with the DNS Control Panel.
Below are our DNS servers for static IPs (IPs that never change):
- ns1.cdmon.net: 35.189.106.232
- ns2.cdmon.net: 35.195.57.29
- ns3.cdmon.net: 35.157.47.125
- ns4.cdmondns-01.org: 52.58.66.183
- ns5.cdmondns-01.com: 52.59.146.62
With the vast majority of providers, it is not necessary to indicate the IP of each DNS. However, we provide the IPs in case they are needed.
How can we find out which DNS servers are associated with our domain?
If you want to know which DNS servers are associated with your domain registered with cdmon, from the "Basic Service List" in the cdmon control panel, access the domain management.
On this domain management screen, in the lower central part, you will see the "DNS" section. You must click on Manage servers.
On the next screen, you will see the DNS servers assigned to the domain (in this example, it has cdmon DNS).
How can we modify the DNS of a domain?
If the domain is not registered with cdmon, you can check the DNS associated with that domain using the Whois service on our website.
In most cases, the domain usually uses the registrar's own DNS, so if the domain is not registered with cdmon and is not using our DNS (ns1.cdmon.net, ns2.cdmon.net, ns3.cdmon.net, ns4.cdmondns-01.org and ns5.cdmondns-01.com), we advise you to access the provider where the domain is registered and associate our DNS. You should bear in mind that the time needed for the DNS change to propagate, with any domain, can take up to 24 hours.
To modify the DNS in the cdmon control panel, you must follow the steps specified above to access domain management and enter the "Manage servers" option, where you will find the following option to modify the domain's DNS.
You must have the New DNS servers option selected (it is by default) and add the new DNS servers.
How do we access the management list of DNS created in cdmon?
Once you know that your domain is working with cdmon DNS, you can review its configuration through the control panel, in the "Basic Service List", accessing the DNS option for the domain.
You can also access it from the main menu under the "Free DNS" option. Inside "Free DNS", choose the "Static DNS" option, where you will see a list of the DNS you manage. On this screen, you can access the domain DNS management by clicking on the Manage DNS zone option or add domains by clicking the Add DNS zone option.
What records can we create in a domain's DNS management?
Once inside the "Manage DNS zone" section, you will see the different options offered by the panel, as well as the list of DNS records.
From this page, you can perform various operations, such as creating subdomains, redirects, configuring MX records, redirecting email, etc.
In the following articles, we explain the different operations you can perform from DNS management:
- Once you know that your domain is working with cdmon DNS, you can review its configuration from the control panel:
- Inside the static DNS control panel, you can edit the domain's DNS, or simply add the domain to the DNS servers if it is not already being managed.
- In a domain's DNS management, you can perform various operations, such as creating subdomains, redirects, configuring MX records, redirecting email, etc.
- In the domain's DNS management, among other options, you can create the subdomains you want:
- After creating the subdomain, you have the option to redirect it in different ways:
- Instead of redirecting the subdomain somewhere, as mentioned above, you can enable a temporary page:
- In addition to being able to create subdomains, you can configure the domain's email using the MX record, which indicates where the email is located.
- If instead of indicating where you want to store email, you prefer that email arriving at the domain be redirected to other email accounts, you can do it as follows:
As a final note, you should keep in mind that any type of change to DNS records may take approximately five minutes to propagate.
For any questions, you can contact us.
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