If you are used to setting up DNS records, then the BT Web Portal (btdomainmanager.com) can be a little confusing. I was stuck yesterday, luckily I had another client I could get to check their records for me.
Solution
In the example below I’ve got two IP addresses to which I want mail delivering to, 123.123.123.123 and 123.123.123.125, (yours may be on completely different ranges, that’s OK.)
In addition to the two MX records, I’ve also setup two A (host) records that point the host-names mail and mail2 to those two IP addresses.
Note: Most of you, will only have one IP address, and one host record to create.
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If you have HP Access Points on remote sites, you have the choice of either leaving them in automomous mode, or registering them with a controller at another site. This is handy if you want to manage all your VSC’s from one location. You can do this via DNS, or via DHCP at that remote site, (I tend to setup both to be on the safe side).
Solution
Option 1: Set MSM Controller Location via DHCP
1. On your DHCP server, open the DHCP management console.
4. Add >Display name = Colubris > Description = Vendor Class for Colubris Products > Under ASCII Set the value to Colubris-AP > The rest of the values will autofill > OK > Close.
6. Set the Option class to Colubris > Add > Name = MSC > Data type = IP Address > Array = Ticked > Description = List of MSC IP Addressses > OK > OK.
7. Locate you active DHCP scope, and expand it > Right click > Configure Options.
8. Advanced Tab > Vendor Class = Colubris > 001 MSC = Tick > IP Address > Set the IP address(s) of your controller(s) > Apply > OK.
9. Check you can see the option listed, (as below).
Option 2: Set MSM Controller Location via DNS
1. In the forward lookup zone for your domain, you can create A/Host records for your MSM controller(s). Create them in the cnsrv1, cnsrv2, etc format.
WARNING:
You may find that you have a problem with the Access Points flagged as ‘Waiting Acceptance‘, if that happens see the following link.
