Nameservers are the Internet’s equivalent to phone books. A nameserver maintains a directory of domain names that match certain IP addresses (computers). The information from all the nameservers across the Internet is gathered in a central registry. This makes it possible for visitors to access your website using a familiar domain name, instead of having to remember a series of numbers. Nameservers on other networks can access information at the central registry up to 8 hours after registering .COM and .NET domains and up to 48 hours for all other domain extensions. This period is referred to as the propagation period. The nameservers you use depends on when you set up your hosting account.

Setting Nameservers for Your Domains

When registering your domain with us, we park your domain on our parked nameservers so a temporary page displays when visitors go to your website. After determining which hosting provider to use, you can change your domain’s nameservers to remove the parked page and activate your domain name. You can purchase a hosting account with us to use our nameservers, regardless of where you registered your domain. Update your nameservers according to one of the following:

• If you purchased your domain registration and hosting account with us, use our Default Hosted Nameservers.
• If you purchased your domain registration with us but are hosting your domain elsewhere, your hosting company should provide at least two nameservers for you to enter through our Domain Manager. Some hosting companies also provide an IP address for nameservers, but we do not require an IP address.
• If you purchased your domain registration with another registrar but are hosting your domain with us, point your domain to our nameservers. Check with your domain registrar for specific instructions on how to set your nameservers.
• Aliased domains use nameservers based on the date they were added to the hosting account.

After updating your nameservers, it takes about 4 to 8 hours for other networks to access information for .COM and .NET domains and about 24 to 48 hours for other networks to access information for all other domain extensions.