The advanced DNS settings allow you to create custom DNS records and configure how DNS queries are handled by your Route10. These settings can be found under Settings → Networks → DNS.

Add a DNS Record

1. Click Add.
2. Select the desired Type.
3. Enter the Name for the DNS record.
4. Enter the Value for the record.
5. Enter the TTL (seconds).
6. Click Save.

Example

An A record can be used to resolve a hostname to an IPv4 address.

For example:

Name: host.example.com
Value: 192.168.1.10
TTL: 300

This will resolve host.example.com to 192.168.1.10 for DNS clients using the Route10's DNS service.

Supported Record Types

• A - Maps a hostname to an IPv4 address.
• AAAA - Maps a hostname to an IPv6 address.
• CNAME - Creates an alias that points to another hostname.
• MX - Specifies the mail servers responsible for receiving email for a domain.
• NS - Specifies the authoritative name servers for a domain.
• TXT - Stores text-based information, such as domain verification records.
• PTR - Maps an IP address to a hostname for reverse DNS.
• SRV - Specifies the hostname and port for a network service.
• SOA - Defines the authoritative information for a DNS zone.
• CAA - Specifies which Certificate Authorities can issue certificates for a domain.
• NAPTR - Provides rules for service discovery and URI resolution.
• DS - Contains DNSSEC delegation information.
• SSHFP - Publishes SSH host key fingerprints in DNS.
• TLSA - Publishes certificate or public-key information for DANE/TLS.

Local DNS records are served by the routers on this site to clients using the router as their DNS server. Records apply across the site’s networks. They do not publish records to public DNS.

Advanced DNS Settings

• Parallel Queries - Queries all available upstream DNS servers and uses the first reply. When disabled, DNS servers are queried in order.
• Log DNS Queries - Writes DNS queries to the router logs for troubleshooting. Disabled by default.
• Use DoH - Uses encrypted DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) upstream resolvers in addition to the configured WAN DNS servers.
• TTL - Sets the cache lifetime for local DNS answers. The default is 300 seconds. Individual records can override this value; setting it to 0 disables caching.
• DoH Servers - Specifies comma-separated DNS-over-HTTPS endpoint URLs. Up to 8 URLs can be configured. Supports IPv4 and IPv6.
• DoH Bootstrap Servers - Specifies the comma-delimited list of DNS servers used to initially resolve the addresses of the configured DoH servers. Supports IPv4 and/or IPv6