We will add the DKIM record as a TXT record in DNS. Please refer to the following steps to add the DKIM record on the Windows server.
If you are referring to create a DKIM record, you should first refer to the below articles.
(1) How to create a DKIM record in Smartermail?
(2) How to create a DKIM record in MailEnable?
Here is an example of a DKIM record:
Record Name/DKIM Selector |
Record type |
Fully Qualified Domain name (FQDN) |
Record Data |
8D8xxxxxxxx4BF6 |
TXT |
8D8xxxxxxxx4BF6._domainKey .demovpstest.com |
p=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx |
If you have created the DKIM record in Smartermail, it should look like as below.
- Log in to your windows server. Click on Start >> Windows Administrative Tools.
- Click on DNS.
- Inside the forward lookup zone, double click on the domain for which you want to set the DKIM record.
- Right-click on the blank space where all the DNS records are added and click on the Other New Records.
- From the drop-down, select Text (TXT) Record and click on the Create Record button.
- At first, Enter the record name. It should be like 8D8xxxxxxxx4BF6._domainKey, so your FQDN becomes 8D8xxxxxxxx4BF6._domainKey.yourdomain.com. Inside Text, enter the text record value.
- Once you add the record, click on the OK button and click on Done at Resource Record Type.