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title: "Configuring DNS Servers"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/BloxOneDDI/186810862/Configuring%20DNS%20Servers"
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<span style="color: #000000">Universal DDI allows you to configure an existing NIOS-X Server as a DNS server. The DNS server can then be included in a DNS zone as an Authoritative DNS server. For more information, see </span>[*<span style="color: #000000">Configuring DNS Zones</span>*](https://docs.infoblox.com/display/ddiadminguidensdraft/Configuring+DNS+Zones)<span style="color: #000000">. Based on your licensing, you can enable the DNS service on the NIOS-X Server.  Once the DNS service has been enabled on the NIOS-X Server, you can configure additional settings on the </span>*<span style="color: #000000">DNS Servers </span>*<span style="color: #000000">page. </span>

<span style="color: #000000">The existing list of DNS servers can be viewed at </span>**<span style="color: #000000">Configure</span>**<span style="color: #000000"> > </span>**<span style="color: #000000">Networking</span>**<span style="color: #000000"> > </span>**<span style="color: #000000">DNS</span>**<span style="color: #000000"> ></span>**<span style="color: #000000"> DNS Servers</span>**<span style="color: #000000">. This page does not allow you to create new DNS servers. </span>

<span style="color: #000000">You can also perform the following in this tab:</span>

- <span style="color: #000000">Click the menu button, </span>> Macro (inline-media-image)

<span style="color: #000000">, </span><span style="color: #000000">to reorder the columns or to select the columns to be displayed.</span>

- <span style="color: #000000">Click the menu button, </span>> Macro (inline-media-image)

<span style="color: #000000">, and then </span>**<span style="color: #000000">Edit</span>**<span style="color: #000000">,</span><span style="color: #000000"> or select the check box for the respective record, and then click </span>**<span style="color: #000000">Edit</span>**<span style="color: #000000"> to modify a DNS server.</span>
- <span style="color: #000000">Select a DNS server to view respective information such as DNS Name, NIOS-X Server IP Address, DNS Config Profile, Description, DNS, DNS Forwarding Proxy, and filter. If you do not want to view the details in the right panel, click the information button, </span>> Macro (inline-media-image)

<span style="color: #000000">.</span>
- <span style="color: #000000">Enter the value that you want to search in the </span>**<span style="color: #000000">Search</span>**<span style="color: #000000"> text box. Universal DDI displays the list of records matching the keyword in the text box.</span>
- <span style="color: #000000">Click the filter button, </span>> Macro (inline-media-image)

<span style="color: #000000">,</span><span style="color: #000000"> to filter the objects by </span>**<span style="color: #000000">DNS Name</span>**<span style="color: #000000">, </span>**<span style="color: #000000">NIOS-X Server IP Address</span>**<span style="color: #000000">, </span>**<span style="color: #000000">NIOS-X Server</span>**<span style="color: #000000">, </span>**<span style="color: #000000">DNS Config Profile</span>**<span style="color: #000000">, </span>**<span style="color: #000000">Description</span>**<span style="color: #000000">, and tags. </span><span style="color: #000000">To save a filter after selecting the required parameters click the save icon, </span>> Macro (inline-media-image)

<span style="color: #000000">, specify a name for the filter, and click </span>**<span style="color: #000000">Save & Close</span>**<span style="color: #000000">. To reload a previously saved filter, click the star button, </span>> Macro (inline-media-image)

<span style="color: #000000">, and select the required filter. </span>

> ⚠️ If you are using BloxOne Threat Defense, you can see the BloxOne Threat Defense column. The following status is shown depending on your license and configuration:
> ⚠️ 
> ⚠️ - **<span style="color: #000000">Licensed - DFP Disabled</span>**<span style="color: #000000">: If you have a license for BloxOne Threat Defense and DNS Forwarding Proxy is disabled.</span>
> ⚠️ - **<span style="color: #000000">Licensed - DFP Enabled</span>**<span style="color: #000000">: If you have a license for BloxOne Threat Defense and DNS Forwarding Proxy is disabled.</span>
> ⚠️ - **<span style="color: #000000">Unlicensed -DFP N/A</span>**<span style="color: #000000">: If you do not have a license for BloxOne Threat Defense.</span>

<span style="color: #000000">You can perform the following actions:</span>

> Macro (children)