How To Create a Zone In Client Area. Print

There are reasons for creating a zone in your client area. It could be

1. You want to point to a different hosting provider using their IP address.
2. Mapping a domain that isn't connected to any hosting provider to a third-party service or email provider.

Creating a zone record for your domain name to a Server IP/Account can be done via your Client area. It is simple, but your domain nameservers must point to our default nameservers: nsa.whogohost.com and nsb.whogohost.com. To achieve this your domain nameservers must point to our default nameservers (nsa.whogohost.com and nsb.whogohost.com). Once that's set up, follow these steps:

Steps to Create a Zone

1. Log in to your client area.
2. Click on the drop-down beside domains, and click on Manage DNS on the list.
   
3. Click on the Add new Zone button.
   
4. Enter your domain name as the Zone Name and the A record (IP address) of the server in the space provided.
   1. If you’re pointing to another hosting provider or a third-party platform (like a free blog), you will need to get the IP from your hosting provider;
   2. If you’re connecting to a third-party email service, contact us and we will provide the IP to use.
      
5. Select Add Zone.

Creating a zone is a straightforward way to direct your domain to the right server, service, or email provider.