What
does it mean to "manage" my domain?
How do I change the
contact information for my domain?
Can I manage a domain I already own?
What information can I change in my contact info?
What is a DNS?
Why would I need to change my DNS information?
How do I change the DNS information for my Domain Name?
How long does it take for DNS changes to take effect?
Can I have my domain URL-forwarded or redirected?
What is a CVV2 Number?
Who do I contact for additional assistance?
What
does it mean to "manage" my domain?
UniversalDomains.net
gives you the ability to make all of those changes online! You can change your
contact information or nameservers in just a few seconds, using our secure
system. Access your domain from any web browser 24 hours a day, 7 days a week,
using your username and password.
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How
do I change the contact information for my domain?
Changing the admin,
billing and technical contact information can be accomplished via the Domain
Manager.
Each domain has a number of items you can change. You may change the
administrative, technical and billing contact information, as well as the
nameserver (DNS) info. For more on changing DNS info, please see "How
do I change the DNS information for my Domain Name?",
below.
You may not change the registrant info. The registrant is the owner of a domain,
and as such, requires more security. In order to change a registrant, you need
to go through the Registrant Transfer procedure. Click here
for more details.
You may not change the registrant info. The registrant is the owner of a domain,
and as such, requires more security. In order to change a registrant, you need
to go through the Registrant Transfer procedure. Click here
for more details.
To begin, click the Domain Manager link found
at the bottom of the domain registration box on our website www.UniversalDomains.net.
Enter your username and password to log on to our secure server. If you
have forgotten your username and password, you can enter the email address you
used at the time of registration to receive your username and password via
email.
Once you're in the Management system, click the "Manage/ Edit Contact
Handles" link. A contact handle is a shorthand version of all of your
contact information. You can edit any of your contact handles here, or create
new ones. Once you have the contact handle information the way you want it,
return to the main screen of the Manager.
Next, click the "Assign Domain Contacts" link. A list of your
domains, as well as the current IYD contact handle associated with the
domains, will show. Choose the domain you'd like to change information for,
and click the Continue button.
Choose what information you'd like to update- admin, billing and/or technical,
and click the Continue button. You may choose any of the IYD contact handles
you have set up in our system.
Click the Continue button to finalize the change. Our system will update
immediately, however, it will take 24-48 hours for the information to
propagate Internet-wide.
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Can
I manage a domain I already own?
Only domains that have been registered with, or
transferred to,
UniversalDomains.net
will appear in your Domain Management System. If you have registered a domain
with another registrar, you will need to transfer it to
UniversalDomains.net
before you can manage it using our system.
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What
information can I change in my contact info?
You can change the following information for your administrative, technical and
billing contacts: Name, Email, Company, Address, Phone and Fax. In addition, you
can change the Domain Name Server Info (see more below).
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What
is a DNS?
DNS (Domain Name System) is a system that translates a domain name from letters
(www.UniversalDomains.net) into a numerical IP
address (NS1.UniversalDomains.net
63.85.86.14).
Each time you register a domain name you must specify your DNS information. If
you register a domain name through UniversalDomains.net,
you can use our DNS information free of charge! This is known in the industry as
"parking" a domain- parking is free using UniversalDomains.net's
servers. You can also change the DNS information at any time, also free of
charge, but be aware, your new DNS host may charge you a parking fee...
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Why
would I need to change my DNS information?
If you have a new web site or email account, your web hosting company or ISP
will ask you to change your DNS information (typically, they would become the
new DNS host) so that your domain name can be connected to your web site and
your email account can be setup.
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How
do I change the DNS information for my Domain Name?
DNS information is provided by your host. It consists of a primary AND a
secondary nameserver. You must have BOTH nameservers. The definition of a
secondary nameserver is NOT that it gets its information from the primary
nameserver, it is its own unique IP address. Both the primary and secondary
nameserver "point" the domain that resolves to the IP that the host
creates. A name will resolve 50/50- 50% of the time to the primary and 50% of
the time to the secondary. Therefore, you cannot specify one of your hosting
servers and one of ours.
The DNS services we offer are:
1. Free parking- if you don't have awebsite, but still want a domain, you can
"park" it on our servers for free without having to pay someone for
hosting.
2. Free DNS changes- log on to our website at any time and change the primary
and secondary DNS info. The simple translation is that you can either use our
servers for parking only, or you can use our control panel to set up your domain
to resolve at your host's servers. You can't mix and match those two options.
If all you have is the IP address of your hosting server, then you must use
URL-forwarding. URL-forwarding will resolve any hits on your domain to our
forwarding servers, and then call up the IP or web address you specify.
If you are changing DNS information on a domain name you registered with
UniversalDomains.net,
begin by clicking the "Domain Manager" on the home page. You will be asked for the username and password
that you designated at the
time you set up your domain account. If you have forgotten your username and
password, you can have it emailed to the email address you have on your account.
Choose the domain you wish to alter from your list of domains. Then, click the
"Change Info" button next to the DNS Info section. Input the primary
and secondary (and, if necessary, the tertiary) hostnames. Our system will
automatically resolve the IP addresses of a valid name server.
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How
long does it take for DNS changes to take effect?
Typically, the DNS changes will be completed within 24 to 72 hours. This is
standard Internet propagation time. The central registry databases update
automatically, upon your submission of new information.
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Can
I have my domain URL-forwarded or redirected?
Some hosting companies will not allow unique domains to point to your site. In that case, you'll need
URL-forwarding URL-forwarding is
available as a service from UniversalDomains.net and is a function of the management
control panel.
Access the Domain Manager section with your username and password, and select the URL-forwarding tab.
If you would like to use this very useful feature, you will be charged the nominal fee of just $7.75 per name per year to receive banner-free forwarding to the URL of your choice.
You can use a www URL- http : //www.yourcompany.com/yourexamplesite.html, or a host URL- http : //12.34.56.789.
Both options will take 24-48 hours to take effect.
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What
is a CVV2 Number?
It
consists of requiring a card holder to enter the CVV2 number in at transaction
time to verify that the card is on hand.
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Visa & MasterCard:
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This number is
printed on your MasterCard & Visa cards in the signature area of the
back of the card. (it is the last 3 digits AFTER the credit card number in
the signature area of the card).
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American Express:
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American
Express cards show the cvv2 printed above and to the right of the imprinted
card number on the front of the card.
What is CVV2?
CVV2 is a new authentication scheme
established by credit card companies to further efforts towards reducing
fraud for internet transactions
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Who
do I contact for additional assistance?
UniversalDomains.net.
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