Chapter 17 System Administration : Advanced concepts : DNS services : Recursive DNS
  
Recursive DNS
You can set an option to ensure these types of DNS server is not the authoritative server. When configured, the FortiGate unit will check its internal DNS server (Master or Slave). If the request cannot be fulfilled, it will look to the external DNS servers. This is known as a split DNS configuration.
You can also have the FortiGate unit look to an internal server should the Master or Slave not fulfill the request by using the CLI commands:
config system dns-database
edit example.com
...
set view shadow
end
For this behavior to work completely, for the external port, you must set the DNS query for the external interface to be recursive. This option is configured in the CLI only.
To set the DNS query
config system dns-server
edit wan1
set mode recursive
end
See Also
Dynamic DNS
DNS services
DNS settings
Additional DNS CLI configuration
DNS server