Installing DNS Service

DNS is one of the Windows NT Server services. The instructions below assume you have already installed the Windows NT Server operating system. Terra Flora will install the DNS service on all computers running Windows NT Server service that will provide DNS services.

To install the DNS service

1. Click Start, point to Settings, and click Control Panel.

2. Double-click Network.

3. Click the Services tab.

4. Click Server, and then click Add.

5. In the Network Services dialog box, click Microsoft DNS Server, and then click Have Disk if loading the software from disks or a CD.

Or, select OK if loading from the network.

6. In the Windows NT Setup dialog box, type the full path to the Windows NT Server DNS files, and then click OK.

7. In the Network Settings Change dialog box, click Yes to restart the computer and complete the DNS installation.

Note You must be logged on as a member of the Administrators group to install a DNS server.