Manage Name Servers

Manage Name Servers

Name servers are computers that have both the software and the data required to resolve domain names to Internet Protocol (IP) numbers. The Manage Name Server feature is only available to individuals and companies who need to maintain their own name servers under their domain name registration.

Note:

• Before you begin to make edits to the name servers, know the name of the domain name server and the corresponding IP address.
• A Primary Contact, Account Administrative Contact, or an Account Technical Contact can manage name servers only for the domain names that they manage.
• Configuring your host servers may cause service loss if you have active Web Forwarding, E-mail or Web Site services.
• Name Server changes may take up to 24 hours to update throughout the Internet.

You can only create a new domain name server under the domain name(s) that you manage. The new name servers should contain the domain name. For instance to create a new name servers for the domain janesbagels.com, the server names might be NS1.janesbagels.com and NS2.janesbagels.com. (You can also create a new domain name server by following instructions on how to Move DNS to New Name Server).

Create a new name server:

1. Click the Domains left menu tab
2. Click Manage Name Servers
3. In the text box, enter the name of the new domain name server and click Go
4. Enter the IP address and click Go
5. Review and confirm the settings and click Save Changes

Edit IP address:

1. Click the Domains left menu tab
2. Click Manage Name Servers
3. In the text box, enter the name of the domain name server and click Go
4. Edit the IP address and click Go
5. Review and confirm the settings and click Save Changes

Replace Name Server:

1. Click the Domains left menu tab
2. Click Manage Name Servers
3. In the text box, enter the name of the domain name server
4. Enter the replacement domain name server. (The server you enter must be an existing valid server that you manage).
5. Review and confirm the settings
6. Click Go
7. Review and confirm the settings and click Save Changes