When you register a domain name with us we park it on our parked nameservers so a temporary page displays when visitors go to your website. After you determine which hosting provider to use you can change your domain name's nameservers to remove the parked page and activate your domain name.
If you registered your domain name with another provider, you can still purchase a hosting account with us and use our nameservers.
To Set Nameservers for a Domain Name Registered With Us:
If your domain name is registered with us use the following instructions to update its nameservers depending how the domain name will be hosted or used.
NOTE: You can set nameservers for your domain name on the Product Dashboard or in the Domain Manager. To set nameservers on the Dashboard log in to your Account Manager and select the Domains tab. Click the desired domain name and then click Nameservers.
- Log in to your Account Manager.
- In the My Products section, select Domain Manager.
- Select the domain name(s) you want to modify.
- Click Nameservers.
- Select one of the following:
- I want to park my domains — This choice parks your domain name on our parked servers. When someone opens your domain name from a Web browser, our default parking page displays.
- I want to forward my domains — Use this choice if you want to forward this domain name to another URL. See Forwarding or Masking Your Domain for more information on forwarding domain names.
- I have a hosting account with these domains — Use this choice when your domain name is hosted with us.
- I have specific nameservers for my domains — This choice indicates that you are hosting your domain name with another company (enter the two or more nameservers your hosting provider gave you) or you have custom nameservers to be used with this domain name.
- Click OK.
After updating your nameservers, allow from 4 to 8 hours for other networks to access information for .com and .net domains, and from 24 to48 hours for other networks to access information for all other domain extensions.
To Select Nameservers for a Domain Registered Elsewhere and Hosted Here
If you purchased your domain name registration with another registrar but are hosting your domain with us your domain name must use our nameservers. Check with your domain name registrar for specific instructions on how to set your nameservers.
After updating your nameservers, allow 4 to 8 hours for other networks to access information for .com and .net domain names, and from 24 to 48hours for other networks to access information for all other domain extensions.