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Using your own custom DNS
| If you want to enable complete advanced DNS features on your entire domain name for all of its records, then here is what you will need to do in the order it needs to be done. Step 1: Enable Advanced DNS for your domain name.To do this, login to your client area and go to "My domains" where you will see a list of all your domain names, click the details icon beside the domain you want to change to view all of its info and current name servers. Step 2: Set your name servers correctly.If your website will remain hosted with us but you simply want to add or make small changes to your DNS, such as MX records, or additional CNAME records then you can leave your name servers pointed at us if we already host your website. If you require your website to be hosted elsewhere or do not have any web hosting with us at all, then before you can use custom DNS records you will need to either point your name at your web host and manage the DNS through them, OR, change the name servers to the 5 master name servers @ ENOM and then you can edit/change absolutely anything from here in your client area. The master DNS name servers for using Custom DNS setups are: dns1.name-services.com So, you need to use the above mentioned name servers if you want to have your DNS hosted at the registrar level, NOT server level, which will enable you to set each and every independant DNS type/record exactly how you want it, right through your client area. Updating MX records only:If you only want to update your MX records, for using email elsewhere, then this needs to be done directly within cPanel only, and when inputting your MX records, be sure to enable the "Remote mail exchanger" option to tell the server all of your email goes elsewhere. |
