To leverage the smart routing options in the NOC Auth-DNS service a zone file must have more than one A record for the same domain.
![NOC Dashboard - Enhanced Record Editing](https://noc.org/images/help/NOC-SmartRouting-AuthDNS-Dashboard-enhanced2-1024x131.jpeg)
Step 1: Open Domain Zone File
From the Authoritative DNS dashboard, click the name of the domain in your domain list.
![NOC Dashboard - Traffic Illustration](https://noc.org/images/help/NOC-SmartRouting-AuthDNS-Dashboard-1024x608.jpeg)
This will automatically open the zone file for the domain.
Step 2: Add New Record
Click Add New Record
![NOC Dashboard - Adding New Records](https://noc.org/images/help/NOC-SmartRouting-AuthDNS-Dashboard-addrecord-1024x352.jpeg)
Select the A record type.
Name your subdomain, in our example we’ll go with smart.
![NOC Dashboard - Configuring Subdomains](https://noc.org/images/help/NOC-SmartRouting-AuthDNS-Dashboard-addrecord2.jpeg)
Repeat the process twice, using the same name for the subdomain, but selecting a different IP for the origin.
Doing this will automatically activate the enhanced records interface.
Step 2: Edit Enhanced Options
Click on edit enhanced options to access the smart routing options:
![NOC Dashboard - Edit Enhnaced Options](https://noc.org/images/help/NOC-SmartRouting-AuthDNS-Dashboard-enhanced3.jpeg)