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No Banner Ads The URL Redirect, URL Frame and IP Address Pointing features are free with every domain registration. They do not include any banner ads like some registration companies such as Register.com. Web Site Pointing There are several other options for Web Site Pointing including URL Frame and URL Redirect. URL Frame Another great option for Web Site Pointing is URL Frame. With this setting your domain name is pointed to a specific web site but the domain name stays in the browser. URL Frame is preferred when you want to brand your domain name in the browser. This can give you added branding perception for your domain name. Click here to learn how to configure URL Frame in your domain control panel. URL Redirect Another great option for Web Site Pointing is URL Redirect. With this setting your domain name is pointed to a specific web site but the domain name stays in the browser. URL Redirect is preferred when you want the destination web page to appear in the browser. This is great for protective or marketing domains names that point to your main branded site. Click here to learn how to configure URL Redirect in your domain control panel. |
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Point To Any Other IP Address For Free With No Banner Ads! Our IP Address Web Site Pointing is a great free feature when you use our nameservers. After an easy configuration in your domain control panel, your domain can be pointing to any other IP Address on the Internet. With IP Address Pointing, after you type in your domain name the page resolves to the IP Address. You may have your own IP address or have been given an IP address by a hosting company. This can give you added branding perception for your domain name.
IP Address Set-up To use IP Address Pointing you must be using our nameservers. If the "Hosts" section is visible (see below) in your domain control panel you are using our nameservers. (New domain registrations default to our nameservers). To configure IP Address Pointing select and type in the settings below changing the IP address for the Host Name "@" with the specific IP address you want your domain to be redirected to. Remove any other default settings including any parking page default settings. Please note that the setting above for the "www" pointed to the host "@" insures that people will be able to access your site with or without the "www" typed in the browser. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on "Modify" to save your changes. If your domain is a new registration you can pre-configure these settings, but please note that it can take 24-36 hours for a new domain to be fully updated or propagated across the Internet. If your domain has been registered longer than 1-2 days your changes will take affect usually within 5-60 minutes. Type your domain name into a new browser and check the resolution. Options for Hosting Company Configuration / Benefits of Sub Domains Having the option of using IP Address pointing give you greater flexibility in maximizing the management of your domain. You could choose to update the nameservers for your domain to that of your hosting company - giving your hosting company full control of the function of your domain including both email function and browser web page resolution. The second option is to use our nameservers and use IP Address pointing to the IP address your web hosting company has assigned to your domain. This allows normal hosting function to be controlled by your hosting company, but gives you more options regarding sub domain set-up for free. You can create up to 100 sub domains for free using our nameservers such as home.yourdomain.com or ftp.yourdomain.com. For each sub domain you can configure a separate web pointing protocol choosing between URL Frame, URL Redirect or IP Address Pointing. Many web hosting companies charges extra for each sub domain but you can create up 100 for free on our system.
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