Please note that applications are made on behalf of an organisation and can only be accepted from appropriately authorised people. They should be addressed to Jisc Service Desk at:

help@jisc.ac.uk

They should have the Subject:

Janet Primary Nameserver Service application for (name of organisation)

By using this service, an applicant is indicating to Jisc on behalf of the organisation he/she represents, without limitation, that the organisation accepts the Conditions of Use. Please copy and paste the following text into the body of an e-mail message, adding your own details as appropriate.

Janet Primary Nameserver Service

Organisation's full name:
Address:
:
:
Your name:
Your job title:
Your e-mail address:

What is your Janet IP address range or CIDR block*1?

For authentication purposes the DNS Admin portal requires the initial access to be made from an IPv4 address or IPv4 address range from within your Janet allocated IP address block (*2).

1. Please provide an IPv4 address or range from your Janet allocated IPv4 address block, no larger than a /24, from which your initial access will be made.
2. If additional IPv4 addresses or IPv4 address ranges are required to access your DNS Admin portal, please list up to a maximum of three additional IPv4 addresses or IPv4 address ranges.

Domain(s) to be published by the Janet nameserver

Enter domain(s) to be published by the Janet nameserver. Followed by one of the options below for each domain (e.g example.ac.uk – 1)

1. this domain is already using a Janet network secondary nameserver
2. allow Janet to transfer the DNS zone file from one of the present nameservers for this domain
3. can provide a valid zone file that can be read directly by a BIND nameserver
4. cannot provide information by any of the above methods, you will need to enter resource records via the web portal
5. do not know the answer to the above and require more advice

Note: by using this service you agree to the terms and conditions stated in Janet Primary Nameserver Service section 2.4 ‘Conditions of use’, for any activities related to the service.

*1 Where CIDR stands for Classless Inter-Domain Routing.

*2 For further information about managing your domains via a web portal click here.