HowTo Use NameCheap.com

Manage Free DNS for domains not registered with namecheap, but already using namecheap freedns

A. Locate FreeDNS for Hosted Domains Management Interface

1. Locate "My Account" which is part of the blue graphic menu at the top reading Domains, Email [...] My Account. It is a drop down menu.

2. In the "My Account" drop down menu choose "Manage Domains".

3. Locate the lavender colored vertical menu on the left of the page with the headings: Domain Names, FreeDNS, Transfers, WhoisGuard, Others.

4. Choose "Hosted Domains" under the FreeDNS heading. You will now see domains not registered with namecheap, but having dns using namecheap.

B. Set up a domain name a and cname.

1. For hostname @ enter the IP address, Choose "A (Address)" and a TTL of 3600 2. For www - note, we are forced to use an A record for www on namecheap. Do not attempt to set up www as a cname, even though it would be more correct according to rfc. enter an IP address , Choose "A (Address)" and a TTL of 3600 3. You may enter any host A record, such as "virtualhost" , Choose "A (Address)" and a TTL of 3600 4. You may set up any alias cname records, such as FTP

C. Set up domain email.

1. click the radio button "User Simplified (One Mail Server IP Address Required) " 2. click blue "save changes" button and wait for page to reload, showing new fields. 3. enter the IP for scorpion.robotz.com which is 206.222.205.90 and MX REF "0" and TTL "3600" 4. click blue "save changes" button

Manage DNS for domains registered with namecheap

1. Locate "My Account" which is part of the blue graphic menu at the top reading Domains, Email [...] My Account. It is a drop down menu.

2. In the "My Account" drop down menu choose "Manage Domains".

3. In the middle main area choose your domain by clicking on the domain name.

4. Locate the lavender colored vertical menu on the left of the page with the headings: General, Email Management, Host Management, Advanced Options, and Miscellaneous.

5. Choose "All Host Records" under Host Management heading.

Transfer DNS of domain registered elsewhere to NameCheap FreeDNS

1. From the namecheap homepage there is a blue menubar across the top of the screen which has the following options: Domains, Email, Web Hosting, SSL Certificates, Products, Marketplace, More... , and My Account. Choose PRODUCTS.

2. From under the PRODUCTS menu choose FreeDNS

3. Enter the domain name you wish to have NameCheap Free DNS services on. example: foobar.com

4. Click the GET DNS button

5. Make sure you see a message indicating availability, example: [x] foobar.com can be added to our system

6. Click the blue button that says "Add DNS Service for Selected Domains >>>"

7. At your current registrar, point your host to the nameservers:

   freedns1.registrar-servers.com
   freedns2.registrar-servers.com
   freedns3.registrar-servers.com
   freedns4.registrar-servers.com
   freedns5.registrar-servers.com

Transfer domain from Dotster to Namecheap (entire process)

• It is recommended that this is done prior to 30 days left in the domain before expiration.
• Updated 1/2014 for new Namecheap web interface.

1. Log on to dotster.com

2. unlock each domain you wish to transfer. This can be done for all domains at the same time.

3. Under Dotster's domain central, select one of the transfer domains, and choose "transfer". Click "Send Auth-Info Code". Under the new dotser interface, these options are all available after clicking the + plus icon by the domain name. Each domain auth code has to be sent manually, and will be emailed to you. Make sure the EMAIL ADDRESS associated with your domain is active!

4. Wait about 10 minutes* for the auth code(s) to arrive by email. Once you have an auth code for each domain you want to transfer, and have verified that the domain is not locked, proceed to the next step.

5. Log on to namecheap.com with username password (if you have an account)

6. From the namecheap homepage there is a horizontal list of drop down menus across the top right in a white strip. It has these drop-downs: Domains, Hosting, Websites, Security and Menu. Move pointer to expand DOMAINS and select "Transfer."

7. In the area below the white strip of drop-down menus is a region with a very busy and distracting background with a bold face white title, "Transfer a Domain." Enter domain or domain names in box and click the bright orange TRANSFER button.

8. Viewing page to verify domains are transferable. Click ADD TO CART.

9. Viewing Shopping Cart page. From here click on the "Set EPP Code" link next to each domain in your cart. Each EPP code will be unique.

*. Dotster sends regular notifications to customers by email immediately, such as an update to contact info. Yet, when a customer requests the transfer code to transfer to another registrar, Dotster delays for about 10 minutes before sending the code. Consider that in addition to the inability to do a bulk auth code request, it is apparent that Dotster does not wish to make it either easy or convenient for customers to move domains to another registrar. If moving several domains, be prepared to invest an hour or more in this stage of the process! Also, Dotster costs about 80% more per year for domain registration renewal than does Namecheap.

Tips for using Namecheap DNS Hosting Modify Domain Interface

There are a few basic tips for using this web interface to avoid errors with your domain.

• A recommended TTL is "3600".
• CNAME (Alias) record types should point to IP ADDRESS/ URL like: "host.domain.com." Specifically, do not simply enter a host, you must enter host + domain and if you forget the trailing period (.) it will be added automatically on save.
• Only one mail server? Use "User Simplified (One Mail Server IP Address Required)" which creates a record MXE. Use recommended MX PREF "0" and TTL "3600".
• Set www as an A record.