Main window

The main window consists of a Menu, a Toolbar, a Status Bar, and different optional Views.

Menu

• File Menu

  • Pause / Start server
    Used to pause and re-start serving DNS requests.

  • Edit DNS Records
    Opens the DNS Records window.

  • Clear DNS Cache
    Unloads all cached records.
    Use if you suspect that invalid cached data is causing problem.
    Can also be useful, for example, if you want to see how a domain name is resolved from the root up.

  • Connect to Remote...
    Starts a new instance of the Simple DNS Plus user interface for an instance running on a remote computer.
    NOTE: Remote Management must be enabled in the Options dialog / Remote Management section on the remote Simple DNS Plus instance.

  • Shutdown Simple DNS Plus
    Shuts down the Simple DNS Plus service and user interface.

• View Menu

  • Toolbar
    Toggles the Toolbar on / off.

  • Status Bar
    Toggles the Status Bar on / off.

  • Pause Active Log
    Pauses the log display in the Active Log View.

  • Performance Graph
    Shows the Performance Graph View.

  • Active Log
    Shows the Active Log View.

  • [Plug-In Views]
    Different plug-ins such as the DHCP Server plug-in have their own View

• Tools Menu

  • Plug-Ins...
    Opens the Plug-Ins instances window.

  • DNS Look Up...
    Opens the DNS Look Up tool window.

  • DNS Cache Snapshot...
    Opens the Cache Snapshot Viewer window.

  • Active Log Snapshot...
    Use this function if the Active Log View is scrolling to fast or you need to copy text from the log.

  • IP Address Blocking...
    Opens the IP Address Blocking dialog.

  • Options
    Opens the Options dialog.

• Window Menu

  • New Horizontal / Vertical Tab Group
    Splits the display into two tab groups. Only available when other Views are grouped with the selected View.

  • Tile Horizontally / Vertically
    Quickly organize the currently open Views.

  • Reset Window Layout
    Move all open Views into a single tab group.

• Help Menu

  • Contents & Index
    Opens this help file

  • Online Support
    Opens the Simple DNS Plus support web page in your default browser.

  • Check for Updates
    Checks if you are running the most recent version of Simple DNS Plus.

  • Activate Product
    Select this function when you have purchased a Simple DNS Plus license (at https://simpledns.plus/buy) to enter your license key. This will remove the evaluation time restriction.

  • Support File
    Generates a file containing various information about your system and the state of Simple DNS Plus which can be helpful for trouble shooting by JH Software support staff.

  • About Simple DNS Plus
    Displays the Simple DNS Plus version number and license status.

Toolbar

• Options button
  Opens the Options dialog.

• Records button
  Opens the DNS Records dialog.

• Plug-Ins button
  Opens the Plug-Ins instances window.

• Look Up button
  Opens the DNS Look Up tool.

• Cache button
  Opens the Cache Snapshot Viewer.

• Help button
  Opens this help file.

Status Bar

The Status Bar consists of three sections:

• Status
  Show current server status - and if running, the total up-time.

• Requests
  Total number of DNS requests received.

• Cache
  Number of DNS records currently in the cache.