HOW TO CREATE A CNAME RECOD

A <b>CNAME RECORD</b> is an alias to
another record. So for example
unlike an A record where you
point to an IP address. With a
CNAME you point to another
name. A CNAME record is a
complicated DNS edit and
should only be done where
absolutely required.
<p>How to set a CNAME record</p>
The following steps assume
that you have accessed your
MyAccount and your DNS
management product is active.
=>1. Under 'Manage Domain
Names', select the
domain name which you
activated your DNS
management for<!--more-->
=>2. To the left of the console
under 'DNS' click Manage
DNS
=>3. Go to the 'A, CNAME, AAAA
Records' section
=>4. Enter in the host name
eg. www.example.com.
Note: Don't forget to add
a dot (.) at the end of the
host name
=>5. Under 'Points To' type in
the host name eg.
example.org
=>6. Select the type of record
you are setting up eg.
CNAME
=>7. Double check and see if
what you typed is
correct. Once satisfied,
click Add
Wait until the status
changes from Publishing
to Published
<u>Please note</u>: If you want to
your changes to be visible as
soon as possible you will need
to modify the TTL record. This
tells name servers around the
world how long to cache DNS
records for in seconds.
Please note: When entering
the host name without the
domain appended on the end,
ensure NOT to use the (.)
following the hostname as this
is not a valid DNS configuration.
<u>How to delete a CNAME
record</u>
The following steps assume
that you have accessed your
MyAccount and your DNS
management product is active.
=>1. Under 'Manage Domain
Names', select the
domain name which you
activated your DNS
management for
=>2. To the left of the console
under 'DNS' click Manage
DNS
=>3. Go to the 'A, CNAME, AAAA
Records' section
=>4. Locate theCNAME record
that you would like to
delete. Click the Delete
button.
A prompt will ask you if
you are sure that you
want to delete the
record, if you still want to
delete the record, select
Ok. Wait a few seconds
and the record will
disappear.