How do I point my site to EasyDate’s IP address?

When you build a white label site with EasyDate, you need to point your domain to our IP address. If you are already familiar with IP pointing, all you need is our IP address: 193.105.182.58

If you are not quite sure what to do, here are some instructions on how to point your domain to an IP address when your domain provider is UK2.net, GoDaddy or 123-reg.co.uk.

The following instructions have been provided by each one of the domain providers, if you have any further questions or your domain provider is not listed here, please contact your domain provider directly.

UK2.net
Instructions provided by UK2.net

In order to point your domain to another IP, you need to purchase ‘DNS Management’ and change the A-record of your domain to the required IP. You can purchase ‘DNS Management’ through the “Buy Service” option available in the domain control panel.

Account Login Page: http://www.uk2.net/index.shtml
Domain Control Panel: http://www.uk2.net/domains.shtml
Knowledgebase & Frequently Asked Questions:
http://support.uk2.net/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=view

GoDaddy
Instructions provided by GoDaddy

When you are registering a domain name to your account, you can choose the nameservers you’d like to have applied to your settings so that your domain name can point to another hosting provider. If you do not have nameservers, you can either register your own nameservers or change the primary A Record to your IP.
You are not required to register hosts, but if you intend to set up your own Domain Name Server (DNS) service, you can register your own hosts. You can enter up to 13 hosts, depending on the maximum number of hosts the top-level domain (TLD) registry allows.
To Register Your Own Hosts
1. Log in to your Account Manager.
2. In the My Products section, click Domain Manager.
3. Click the domain for which you want to create a host.
4. In the Host Summary section, click the add hyperlink in the header.
5. In the Host name field, enter the host name you want to register.
NOTE: Do not enter “www” as part of your host name.
6. In the Host IP fields, enter the IP address(es) you want to add to the host.
7. Click OK.

It takes 4 to 8 hours to register hosts for .COM and .NET domains and 24 to 48 hours for all other domain extensions.
If you’d rather modify the A record for your domain to point to the IP for your hosting account, please follow the directions below: • Select ‘Domain Manager‘ from the ‘My Products‘ list on the left side of the page • Click on the domain you wish to modify the A record for • Click the ‘Total DNS Control And MX Records’ link • Click the ‘Edit’ button to the right of the ‘@‘ Host value • Enter the IP address for your hosting account and click ‘OK‘.

Please allow 1 hour for the Zone File to be updated with this new information. Your domain will then physically point to the IP address entered.

123-reg.co.uk
Instructions provided by 123-reg.co.uk

To manage the DNS of your domain name, please follow these steps:

1 Log into the 123-reg.co.uk control panel.

2 Select the domain name you want to manage then click on the “Modify Domain” button.

3 Click on the “Manage DNS” link.

4 You will now see the DNS management screen. From here you can add/remove A records, CNAMES and MX records. If you have hosting with our sister company WebFusion then you have the option to point your domain to their hosting platforms. Scroll to the bottom of the DNS management screen to manually configure your DNS.

Tip: CNAME and MX records must be terminated with a full stop or they will not work correctly.

5 You need at least one MX record, or no email will be received. If this MX record points to a subdomain (e.g. mail.mysite.co.uk), ensure there is a valid DNS A or CNAME for that record.

6 Click on the “Update DNS” button to save your changes.

The @ record relates to the blank A record for the domain with nothing before it i.e. yourdomainname.co.uk.

Please Note: The * A or CNAME is a “wild card” and will be used for sub-domains that you have not defined above. The * entry must appear as the last one in the list.

C Name (canonical name record)
CNAME stands for canonical name and is a redirection to the zone file of the entered target domain. All entries (NS, MX, A) thus apply to this target domain.
A records (address record)
Specifies which IP is assigned to this domain.
This entry doesn’t necessarily have to be made; a domain can for example be used only for mail services – an A record for this is not necessary.
MX Records (mail exchange record)
Specifies which mail servers are responsible for this domain. This entry is of course also not obligatory, and – as with the A record – several entries may be made. One special feature are $priority numbers, which provide information to the querying mail server about which mail server should be used first.