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Create DNS Records at GoDaddy.com for Live@edu

Applies to: Live@edu

Topic Last Modified: 2011-11-22

Before you begin

The Live@edu Service Management Portal provides the information you need to create each type of DNS record. The values for several types of records include a unique 30-character token for each domain. When you create the DNS records, to avoid typos, copy and paste the information from the Service Management Portal to the data entry form for your DNS hosting service.

Typically, DNS records that you create for new domains are detected quickly. Updates to DNS records for existing domains may take longer to be detected. However, it should take no longer than 72 hours before a change is detected.

Access the GoDaddy.com DNS Manager

  1. Go to the GoDaddy.com DNS Manager Web site at http://dns.godaddy.com/.
  2. In the Please log in to continue section, sign in with your GoDaddy.com Customer # and password or with your GoDaddy.com Login name and password.
  3. The Standard DNS Dashboard opens. Under your cloud-based domain name, click Edit Zone. The Zone File Editor opens. You are now ready to create the DNS records that are used with the cloud-based service.

DNS record to verify that you own the domain

Important   You only need to create one record to prove domain ownership.

You need the unique token for your domain. The token is displayed in the Service Management Portal when you are asked to prove domain ownership. In the examples below, replace <token> with the exact value from the Service Management Portal, such as 418dfb2662004683978f9ce4742099.

TXT record

  1. On the GoDaddy.com Zone File Editor page, in the TXT (Text) section, click Quick Add.
  2. Enter the following information in the empty row:
    • Host   Enter one of the following values:
      • Enter @ if your registered domain is your cloud-based domain. For example, if your registered domain is contoso.com and your cloud-based domain is contoso.com, enter @.
      • Enter the subdomain name if your cloud-based domain is a subdomain of your registered domain. For example, if your registered domain is contoso.com, but your cloud-based domain is the subdomain test.contoso.com, enter test.
    • TXT Value   v=msv1 t=<token>
    • TTL   Verify that 1 hour is selected.
  3. When you are finished, click Save Zone File.

MX record

  1. On the GoDaddy.com Zone File Editor page, in the MX (Mail Exchanger) section, click Quick Add.
  2. Enter the following information in the empty row:
    • Priority   100
      Important   To prevent a conflict with the MX record that routes e-mail to your domain, pay close attention to the Priority value. A lower value indicates a higher priority. For example, a record with a Priority of 10 is processed before a record with Priority of 100. The MX record for mail routing should use a low number like 10, and the MX record for proving domain ownership should use a high number like 100.
    • Host   Enter one of the following values:
      • Enter @ if your registered domain is your cloud-based domain. For example, if your registered domain is contoso.com and your cloud-based domain is contoso.com, enter @.
      • Enter the subdomain name if your cloud-based domain is a subdomain of your registered domain. For example, if your registered domain is contoso.com, but your cloud-based domain is the subdomain test.contoso.com, enter test.
    • Points to   <token>.msv1.invalid
  3. When you are finished, click Save Zone File.

After you create the DNS record at GoDaddy.com to prove domain ownership, return to the Service Management Portal to check the status of your service.

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MX record to direct e-mail to your domain

  1. On the GoDaddy.com Zone File Editor page, in the MX (Mail Exchanger) section, click Quick Add.
  2. Enter the following information in the empty row:
    • Priority   10
    • Host name   Enter one of the following values:
      • Enter @ if your registered domain is your cloud-based domain. For example, if your registered domain is contoso.com and your cloud-based domain is contoso.com, enter @.
      • Enter the subdomain name if your cloud-based domain is a subdomain of your registered domain. For example, if your registered domain is contoso.com, but your cloud-based domain is the subdomain test.contoso.com, enter test.
    • Points to   <token>.mail.outlook.com
      Enter the value of MX server, displayed under Update an MX record in the Recommended DNS updates section of the Domains page in the Service Management Portal.
    • TTL   Verify that 1 hour is selected.
    Important   If you have obsolete MX records for this domain that routed e-mail to another location, delete them from the MX (Mail Exchanger) section by selecting the check box next to the MX record, and then clicking the Delete button.
  3. When you are finished, click Save Zone File.

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Autodiscover CNAME record to enable Outlook

  1. On the GoDaddy.com Zone File Editor page, in the CNAME (Alias) section, click Quick Add.
  2. Enter the following information in the empty row:
    • Host   Enter one of the following values:
      • Enter autodiscover if your registered domain is your cloud-based domain. For example, if your registered domain is contoso.com and your cloud-based domain is contoso.com, enter autodiscover.
      • Enter autodiscover.<subdomain name> if your cloud-based domain is a subdomain of your registered domain. For example, if your registered domain is contoso.com, but your cloud-based domain is the subdomain test.contoso.com, enter autodiscover.test.
    • Points to   autodiscover.outlook.com
    • TTL   Verify that 1 hour is selected.
  3. When you are finished, click Save Zone File.

After you've created the autodiscover CNAME record and created user accounts, you can point your users to Connect Outlook to This Account to help them create a new Outlook profile and connect.

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SPF record to validate e-mail sent from your domain

  1. On the GoDaddy.com Zone File Editor page, in the TXT (Text) section, click Quick Add.
  2. Enter the following information in the empty row:
    • Host   Enter one of the following values:
      • Enter @ if your registered domain is your cloud-based domain. For example, if your registered domain is contoso.com and your cloud-based domain is contoso.com, enter @.
      • Enter the subdomain name if your cloud-based domain is a subdomain of your registered domain. For example, if your registered domain is contoso.com, but your cloud-based domain is the subdomain test.contoso.com, enter test.
    • TXT Value   v=spf1 include:outlook.com include:spf.messaging.microsoft.com ~all
    • TTL   Verify that 1 hour is selected.
  3. When you are finished, click Save Zone File.

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SRV record to enable instant messaging clients

  1. On the GoDaddy.com Zone File Editor page, in the SRV (Service) section, click Quick Add.
  2. Enter the following information in the empty row:
    • Service   _sipfederationtls
    • Protocol   _tcp
    • Name   Enter one of the following values:
      • Enter @ if your registered domain is your cloud-based domain. For example, if your registered domain is contoso.com and your cloud-based domain is contoso.com, enter @.
      • Enter the subdomain name if your cloud-based domain is a subdomain of your registered domain. For example, if your registered domain is contoso.com, but your cloud-based domain is the subdomain test.contoso.com, enter test.
    • Priority   10
    • Weight   2
    • Port   5061
    • Target   federation.messenger.msn.com
    • TTL   Verify that 1 hour is selected.
  3. When you are finished, click Save Zone File.

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