You can configure a DNS entry on the DNS server of the domain controller of the network, from which automatic discovery requests from clients will be received (usually the Internal network), as follows:
- Configure a host (A) record for the WPAD server. It is
recommended to reserve a static DNS host name for WPAD, as
described in Microsoft article 934864: How to configure
Microsoft DNS and WINS to reserve WPAD registration
- Create an alias (CNAME) record to point at the host record (as
described in the following procedure).
To configure an alias for WPAD entry
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Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click DNS.
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In the console tree, right-click the forward lookup zone for your domain, and then click New Alias (CNAME).
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In Alias name, type WPAD.
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In Fully qualified name for target host, type the FQDN of the WPAD server. If the Forefront TMG computer or array already has a host (A) record defined, click Browse to search the DNS namespace for the Forefront TMG server name.
The DNS Server role in Windows Server 2008 introduces a global query block list to reduce vulnerability associated with dynamic DNS updates. This may affect WPAD deployment.
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