Web interface

Campus IT professionals with network administration duties registered in Contact Manager can use their NetID and Active Directory password to log in to the web appliance at https://dns.cites.illinois.edu.

Note that after 30 minutes of idle time, your session in the web interface will time out and you'll need to log in again.

Data in the DNS appliance is uploaded every two hours (on the even hours) every day.

See the Campus DNS Standards for more information about topics such as authorization, delegation, cost, implementation time, etc.

Quick Reference

Note: The Quick Reference guide assumes general familiarity with the web appliance interface. If you haven't used the web interface before, and you know that you have the permissions you need, start with Getting Started and Navigating the Interface instead. You can also click the green Help icon from any page within the interface.

Permissions to change DNS records

Getting started and navigating the interface

Host management

CNAME management

MX record management

Sub zones (fourth level domains)

Importing and exporting DNS records

(including bulk changes)

Proteus Administration Guide

This is a 400 page, 17 MB PDF file created by the developers of the Proteus appliance. If the CITES documentation does not answer a question for you, this manual may. (Note, however, that not all the functionality described in the Administrators' Guide is implemented in the campus Proteus appliance. If you have a problem, contact hostmgr@illinois.edu for assistance.)

Customized training

If you'd like free, customized training about how to use the DNS web appliance for your particular unit or department, contact hostmgr@illinois.edu.

Known issues

For a list of unresolved issues with the Proteus DNS appliance, see Known Issues.