Instructions for various registrars
Each set of instructions assumes that the following statements are true:
- You have an account with the registrar.
- You have already registered your domain with that company.
- You have logged in to your account and are on the first screen that you see after you log in.
To register with 123-reg.co.uk
, perform the following steps:
- Find and select the domain name for your nameserver (for example, select
example.com
if you wish to registerns1.example.com
). - Click Modify domain.
- Click Change Nameservers.
- Scroll down and enter the names for your primary and secondary nameservers in the Nameserver 1 and Nameserver 2 text boxes (for example,
ns1.example.com
). - Click Change Nameservers.
- Enter the IP addresses for your nameservers.
- Click Change Nameservers.
To register with DirectNIC, perform the following steps:
- Click Domain Manager.
- Click Change Nameserver Information next to your domain.
- Click Create Nameserver at the top of the interface.
- Enter your nameserver’s hostname (for example,
ns1.example.com
). - Enter the appropriate IP address.
- Repeat steps 3 through 5 for your second nameserver.
To register with Dotster, perform the following steps:
- Click on My Domains at the top of the Account Management interface.
- Click the domain for which you wish to register your nameservers.
- Click Register Nameserver.
- Enter the hostname (for example:
ns1.example.com
) for your first nameserver. - Enter the IP address for this nameserver in the four text boxes. You will need to enter each octet of your IP address in its respective text box.
- Click Update.
- Repeat steps 3 through 6 for your second nameserver.
To register with DynaDot, perform the following steps:
- Click Domain Names on the right side of the interface.
- Click Nameservers near the top of the interface.
- Click Register a domain name server.
- Enter the full name of your first nameserver (for example:
ns1.example.com
) in the Host Name text box. - Enter the IP address for that nameserver.
- Click Submit.
- Repeat steps 2 through 6 for your second nameserver.
To register with Enom, perform the following steps:
- Click Select Domain Names.
- Click Register DNS.
- Use the Register a Nameserver Name feature in the first section of the interface to create your nameservers.
To register with GoDaddy, perform the following steps:
- Under the Domains heading, click All Domains.
- Locate the domain for which you wish to set up your nameservers.
- Click the gear icon and select Manage DNS.
- Click the Settings tab.
- Under the Host Names setting, click Manage.
- Click Add Hostname.
- Enter the primary nameserver’s name (for example,
ns1
) in the Hostname text box. - Enter the primary nameserver’s IP address in the IP Address text box.
- Click Add.
- Repeat steps 6-9 for your secondary nameserver (for example,
ns2
) - Click Save.
- Click Edit Nameservers.
- Select Custom.
- Enter the full hostnames of your two nameservers. (for example,
ns1.example.com
andns2.example.com
) - Click OK.
- Click Save.
The interface will process your request and then display a “Set Nameservers: Your request has been submitted. Changes may take a few moments to take effect.” message.
To register with NameCheap, perform the following steps:
- Find the domain in your account and click on it.
- Click Nameserver Registration.
- Enter the IP addresses for each of your nameservers.
- Click Add Nameservers.
To register with Network Solutions, perform the following steps:
- Click Manage Host Servers at the bottom left of the interface. If this link fails to appear, use this alternate address.
- Enter your first nameserver’s hostname (for example,
ns1.example.com
) in the first text box. - Click Continue.
- Enter the IP address of your first nameserver.
- Click Continue.
- Confirm the changes to the host server.
- Click Apply Change.
- Click Back to Account Manager Home.
- Click OK.
- Repeat this process for your second nameserver.
To register with OpenSRS, perform the following steps:
- Click Name Servers at the top of the interface.
- Click Create or modify a name server which is based on…
- Enter the name (for example:
ns1
) for your first nameserver. - Enter the nameserverʼs IP address.
- Click Create Name Server.
- Repeat steps 3 through 6 to add your second nameserver.
To register with Register.com, perform the following steps:
- Click on your domain name.
- Click Advanced Technical Settings.
- Click Manage Registered Name Servers.
- Scroll down to REGISTER NAME SERVER and enter the desired prefix for the first nameserver (for example:
ns1
). - Enter the IP address (A record) in the next text box.
- Click Continue.
- Repeat this process for your second nameserver.
Then go to WHM > Basic WebHost Manager® Setup
Configure your default nameservers.
To configure your default nameservers, perform the following steps:
- Navigate to WHM’s Basic WebHost Manager Setup interface (WHM >> Home >> Server Configuration >> Basic WebHost Manager Setup).
- At the bottom of the interface, enter the desired nameserver names in the text boxes.
- Click Save Changes.