Change DNS records

How to modify DNS zone files (alter records)

1.. Login to control panel at http://control.apexhost.net.au

2.. Click on Domains icon, a list of domains will display (if you have more than one)

3.. Click on the domain you wish to modify.

If DNS is enabled in your hosting plan there will be DNS section on domain properties screen. You could enable or disable DNS for the selected domain as well as edit DNS zone records. Disabling DNS might be required in the case when domain is not hosted on provider name servers, but somewhere else.

In order to park domain to name servers of your provider you need to know addresses of those name servers. You could find this data on summary information screen:

To edit domain DNS zone records click Edit DNS zone records link in DNS section:

To add a new DNS record click Add record button:

Select record type, specify record name and data. Click Save to add a record.

To edit or delete record click appropriate icon button on record line.

Please be aware that editing DNS records is a feature for advanced users and you must be absolutely sure what you are doing.

 

 

PLEASE NOTE:
If you are going to change MX records (point mail to your own server) you MUST remove all email accounts and the mail domain from our system under Mail > Domains and Mail > Accounts for this to work. PLEASE ALSO NOTE: If you delete email accounts from our system this will remove ALL emails and account details from our system. Please tripple check this before you delete.

 

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