The index page contains the following functions (some may be missing, depending on user permissions and licensing options):

Forward zones

This section lists the zones currently maintained using this FusionLayer NameSurfer. Each zone name is a link to the zone page for that zone. These are the "forward" mappings. The corresponding reverse mappings are listed separately in the "Reverse zones" section.

Reverse zones

This section lists all the IN-ADDR.ARPA and IP6.ARPA zones maintained on this server. These are used for reverse mappings. The reverse mappings are updated automatically by FusionLayer NameSurfer to keep them consistent with the corresponding forward mappings, so you don't normally need to edit them by hand.

Create zone

Creates a new zone to be maintained using FusionLayer NameSurfer. Displays a node page where you are asked to fill in the mandatory SOA and NS records for the zone. Otherwise the zone will be empty. You can then use "Add Host" and related operations on the zone page to create new names in the zone.

Change log

You can view a log of recent changes to the DNS data. You can also undo the changes with certain limitations.

Bulk changes

You can make mass changes to the zones, such as replacing mail exchangers, secondary servers or removing records of certain type.

Statistics

Statistics summary shows all relevant statistic information about this DNS system. More detailed statistics can be found from user and zone statistics.

Import: Import zone from file

Creates a new zone to be maintained using FusionLayer NameSurfer by importing the zone data from a text file in /etc/hosts or RFC1035 master file format.

Import: Transfer zone

Creates a new zone to be maintained using FusionLayer NameSurfer by copying it from another name server using a zone transfer. This operation is particularly useful when migrating an existing zone from another name server to FusionLayer NameSurfer.

Import: Transfer zones

Creates new zones to be maintained using FusionLayer Namesurfer by transfering them from existing name server using AXFR. The function transfer both forward and reverse DNS zones including classless reverse zones and IPv6 reverse ip6.arpa.

Import: Add secondary zone

This function allows you to use NameSurfer for handling zones mastered on another name server. It works by using periodic zone transfers from the specified master server(s) to keep the data up to date in NameSurfer.

To add a secondary zone you must first give it a name and select a view as if you were adding a normal primary zone. Additionally, at least one master server IP and port must be specified. If the zone being added has multiple master servers, you can also list them all so that if one fails NameSurfer will be able to refresh the zone from another. Option "Attempt DynDNS updates to this server" enables the management of the zone via NameSurfer. When the option is enabled, modifications are sent to master server using DynDNS. After the secondary zone has been added to NameSurfer, it will remain empty until NameSurfer is able to fetch data to it from one of the specified masters. The secondary status of the zone will be shown in the status block on zone list page, along with a warning or error marker if refreshing the zone from master server(s) hasn't been successful recently.

Views

A link to the Views page, where you can define and modify DNS views configuration. DNS views allow the creation of multiple versions of one zone which are shown differently to different DNS clients and secondary DNS servers.

Keys

The transaction keys are in use in FusionLayer NameSurfer since version 5.0, coexisting with the shared secret that resides in the $NS/db/secrets file. Anyone who gains knowledge of the keys can make changes to the DNS data, even remotely by TCP or UDP. The keys can be configured to have only limited rights to DNS.

Search

See the separate documentation on searching.

Tags

The zone list can be filtered using tags. Both the attribute as well as the value needs to be specified in order to be able to filter. A user's tag-based restrictions apply to the zone list. The tag filter's names and values are truncated in the dropdown texts to 30 characters in order to keep the user interface readable. The full attribute or value text can be read by hovering the mouse over a select option. More information can be found on the page on tagging.