DNS Functions
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DNS zones
A DNS zone is a part of your domain name but it may contain different DNS information. For example, if you added the DNS zone training.yourdomain.ca to yourdomain.ca, you could edit the properties of the training.yourdomain.ca DNS zone to be whatever you wanted.
Note: You will need to wait a few hours for the DNS zone to propagate.
Warning: Do not use DNS zones unless you know what you are doing.
To add a DNS zone:
- Click on the Add a DNS Zone link in the DNS Functions menu.
- Enter the IP address or domain name of the DNS zone in the Ip or Domain field.
- Click on the Do it button.
To delete a DNS zone:
- Click on the Delete a DNS Zone link in the DNS Functions menu.
- Click on the required DNS zone from the displayed list and click on the Delete button.
Watch a video that demonstrates how to do this step by step.
Parking or pointing a domain
Web Host Manager enables you to park a domain on top of another domain, which effectively points all HTTP and e-mail traffic from the parked domain to the domain it is parked on top of.
To park or point a domain:
- Click on the Park or Point a Domain link in the DNS Functions menu.
- Enter the domain that you want traffic pointed to in the available field or click on the available domain from the Domain to park on top of list.
- Enter the domain that you want to park in the Domain to park field.
Example: You want to point all HTTP and e-mail traffic from yourdomain.ca to yourdomain.com. Enter yourdomain.com in the available field and yourdomain.ca in the Domain to park field. Click on the Do it button.
To unpark a domain:
- Click on the List Parked Domains link in the DNS Functions menu.
- Click on the UnPark link next to the required domain.
Listing parked domains
You can list all domains that are parked on your server, sorted by the domains they are parked on top off. You can also use this list to unpark domains.
To list parked domains:
- Click on the List Parked Domains link in the DNS Functions menu.
- A list of parked domains is displayed, sorted by domain.
Editing an MX entry
Web Host Manager enables you to alter MX (Mail Exchange Record) Entries at any time. By altering an MX Entry you can point the e-mail for a particular domain to another mail server, if required.
To edit an MX entry:
- Click on the Edit an MX Entry link in the DNS Functions menu.
- Click on the required domain in the list and click on the Edit button.
- Enter the new domain that e-mail will be sent to and click on the Save button.
