Registering your own Nameservers

Last updated: March 28, 2011

If provided with your own custom [NS1/NS2].MYDOMAIN.NET nameservers they will first need to be registered at the domain registrar before they can be assigned.

It takes 4 to 8 hours to register hosts for .COM and .NET domains and 24 to 48 hours for all other domain extensions.

GoDaddy

  1. Log in to your account manager. (with GoDaddy)
  2. In the My Products section, click Domain Manager.
  3. Click the domain for which you want add custom nameservers.
  4. In the Host Summary section (scroll down) click add.
  5. In the Host Name field enter ns1 (or the correct subdomain descriptor you are using)
  6. In the Host IP fields, enter the IP address(es) you want to add to the host.
  7. Click OK.
  8. Repeat for additional name server (ns2 etc.)

Enom

  1. Log in to your Account Manager.
  2. From the Domains dropdown, select Register a Name Server
  3. Under register a name server you may input NS1.YOURDOMAIN.TLD and the corresponding ip address.
  4. You will also need to repeat this step for NS2.

If you are not using either of the above registrars ...
Domain registration should be similar, but ultimately you may refer to your domain registrars FAQ for clarification.

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How do I Register or Update my Nameserver IPs at GoDaddy?

Last updated: March 28, 2011

To add or update your nameserver IP entries at GoDaddy

Go to http://godaddy.com

Log into your account.

Navigate to the management page for the domain that is (or will be) tied to the name servers.
For example if your nameservers are ns1.example.com then click on example.com to enter it's edit page.
On that domain's management page in the bottom corner on the left in the Host Summary section you should see two entries:
NS1
NS2
Each have an edit link next to them.


Click the edit link for NS1.
In the window that opens change the IP in the Host IP 1 to your new IP address.
Click OK.


Do the same for NS2


It will take some time for these changes to propagate through the global DNS system.

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How do I Register or Update my Nameserver IPs at Enom

Last updated: March 28, 2011

1. From the Domains dropdown select My Domains and choose your domain.
2. Select DNS Server Settings and update your name servers.
3. Check custom and input NS1/NS2.EXAMPLE.TLD

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