Private Label Nameserver

Setting up Private Label nameservers

Setting up private label nameservers for use with planetdomains reseller program is a 4 step process that involves:

• Delegating your domain to our nameservers
• Creating host A records
• Adding child nameservers (or DNS glue)
• Configuring your new nameservers in your reseller preferences

Delegate your domain to our nameservers

Delegate your domain name which you wish to use on the private label DNS to ns1.planetdomain.com & ns2.planetdomain.com

This can be done logged into the PlanetDomain retail website, or via your own reseller retail website if your domain is managed under your reseller account.

The delegation process is the same as delegating one of your customer's domains.

• Login to your retail website under the member ID which owns your domain
• Go Into your domain summary
  • Usually Via the "Manage Domain" menu and clicking on "User Summary"
• Click the plus sign next to the domain you wish to modify and setup Private Label DNS under (ie: yourresellername.com), then click 'Modify DNS'
  
  You must delegate the domain to
  • ns1.planetdomain.com
  • ns2.planetdomain.com

NOTE: You MUST keep your domain delegated to ns1.planetdomain.com & ns2.planetdomain.com if you wish to continue using the Private Label Nameserver system

Add Host A Records

Add the host A records in our advanced DNS system for your new nameservers to map to the IP Addresses of our nameservers.

Example:

• ns1 in A 202.131.95.2
  • this creates ns1.yourresellername.com pointed to our secondary nameserver
• ns2 in A 202.124.241.2
  • this creates ns2.yourresellername.com pointed to our secondary nameserver

This can be done using the modify Advanced DNS function in your user summary

• Go into your user summary
• Click the plus sign next to your domain, then click 'modify advanced DNS'
• Click the add button.
• From the Record type drop-down list, select 'A Record' and click continue
• In the name field, enter the first nameserver (ie ns1) followed by the IP Address of the first nameserver
  • Enter NS1 with the IP Address: 202.131.95.2
• Repeat for Second nameserver
  • Enter NS2 with the IP Address: 202.124.241.2

Setup Child Nameservers

In order to run a nameserver, child nameserver records, or "Glue Records" must be created in the registry. This can be done via PlanetDomain' retail website or your reseller retail website (wherever your domain is managed).

• Log into the retail customer interface, go into your user summary.
• Click on the plus sign next to your domain, then click the 'Add' button in the child nameservers section.
• Add your first nameserver ie ns1 and enter the IP Address of the Primary nameserver: 202.131.95.2
• Add your second nameserver ie ns2 and enter the IP Address of the Primary nameserver: 202.124.241.2

Configuring your new nameservers in your reseller preferences

Now you need to make the PlanetDomain system recognise that domains assigned to your nameservers should added as a DNS Zone to our system. This is a simple process.

• Login to your PlanetDomain Admin Panel
• Click on Private Label Nameservers From the Administration section of the menu.
• Now enter the new nameserver names in the fields (you can add up to four private label nameservers) ie:
  • ns1.yourresellername.com
  • ns2.yourresellername.com
• Click the Update Button

Congratulations

You've just configured your Private Label Nameservers. Your customers can now assign their domains to your new Private Label nameservers, and begin editing their records.

Additional options

Now that you've setup the private label nameservers, you'll want your customers to start using them. To set your nameservers so that any new domain registration via your reseller site is delegated to your private label nameservers by default, do the following:

• Go into your planetdomain admin panel at http://whitelabel.planetdomain .com/admin/
• Under Edit Preferences in the menu on the left, click Nameserver Preferences
• In the nameserver fields, enter your private label nameserver names, example:
  • Primary NS Host ns1.yourresellername.com
  • Secondary NS Host ns2.yourresellername.com
• Remember! Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the Change Button to apply the changes

Questions?

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact PlanetDomain reseller support on 1300 85 88 22 (Australian Callers only) or email resellersupport@planetdomain.com. Alternately, you may submit a ticket online at: support.planetdomain.com