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title: "Creating CNAME Record"
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<span style="color: #000000">A CNAME record maps an ALIAS to a canonical name. You can use CNAME records in both forward and IPv4 reverse-mapping zones to serve two different purposes. Note that at this time, you cannot use CNAME records with IPv6 reverse-mapping zones.</span>

<span style="color: #000000">To create a CNAME Record, complete the following:</span>

1. <span style="color: #000000">From the Infoblox Portal, click </span>**Network > DNS  > Zones**<span style="color: #000000">.</span>
2. <span style="color: #000000">Click the DNS view. </span>
3. <span style="color: #000000">Click the zone.</span>
4. <span style="color: #000000">Click </span><span style="color: #000000">**Create **</span><span style="color: #000000">></span><span style="color: #000000">** Record **</span><span style="color: #000000">and select </span><span style="color: #000000">**CNAME Record **</span><span style="color: #000000">from the drop-down list.</span>

<span style="color: #000000"> On the </span><span style="color: #000000">*Create CNAME Record *</span><span style="color: #000000">page, specify the following and click </span><span style="color: #000000">**Save & Close**</span><span style="color: #000000">:</span>

> Macro (excerpt)
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> - <span style="color: #000000">**Alias**</span><span style="color: #000000">: Enter an alias for the record. </span>
> - **Select Zone**: Select an associated zone from the column selector.
> - <span style="color: #000000">**Canonical Name**</span><span style="color: #000000">: Enter the canonical name for the CNAME Record. </span>
> - **Record Protection**: The record protection options are only displayed when you modify a resource record. <span style="color: #292a2e">The option to enable record protection is also only visible when you are the Global Admin or are a DDI Admin.  </span>For detailed information about this feature, see *[DNS Record Protection](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BloxOneDDI/pages/2056815453)*. Choose one of the following options for the role-based access control:
>   - **None**: Choose this option if you do not want any protection for this record. If you choose this option, any user can modify this record.
>   - **Global Admin Only**: Only the Global Admin will be able to modify this record. If a DDI Admin or a non-admin views this record, the fields will be greyed out and they will not be able to modify this record.
>   - **DDI Admin Only**: Only the DDI Admin and the Global Admin will be able to modify this record. If a non-admin views this record, the fields will be greyed out and they will not be able to modify this record.
> - <span style="color: #000000">**Description**</span><span style="color: #000000">: Enter a descriptive comment about the CNAME Record.</span>
> - <span style="color: #000000">**TTL**</span><span style="color: #000000">: Enter a numeric value and select Hours, Minutes, or Seconds from the drop-down.</span>
> - <span style="color: #000000">**Disable for DNS Protocol**</span><span style="color: #000000">: Click this check box to temporarily disable for DNS Protocol.</span>
> - <span style="color: #000000">**Tags**</span><span style="color: #000000">: Click </span><span style="color: #000000">**Add**</span><span style="color: #000000"> to associate keys with values. Specify the following details:</span>
>   - <span style="color: #000000">**KEY**</span><span style="color: #000000">: Enter a meaningful name for the key, such as a location or a department. </span>
>   - <span style="color: #000000">**VALUE**</span><span style="color: #000000">: Enter a value for the key such as San Jose (for location), or Accounts (for department).  </span>
>   - <span style="color: #000000">To remove a tag, select the respective check box and click </span><span style="color: #000000">**Remove**</span><span style="color: #000000"> to delete the associated tag. For more information about tags, see </span><span style="color: #000000">*[Managing Tags](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/BloxOneDDI/pages/186745865)*</span><span style="color: #000000">.</span>

> ⚠️ <span style="color: #172b4d">Record data fields that are domain names (such as "Canonical Name" of CNAME or "Domain Name" of PTR) can be either relative (to the zone name) or absolute. The value of those fields must therefore be explicitly ended with a period if they are intended to be absolute. Otherwise, the zone name will be appended to the user-supplied name to be absolute.</span>