Setting up a Domain on Network Solutions

Adding a CNAME

  1. Log in to your Network Solutions account.
  2. Click drow-down arrow next to your name (in top, right corner).
  3. Click "Accounts & Users."
  4. In the row with your account, click green "Manage" button.
  5. In the row with your domain name, click green "Manage" button.
  6. Click light blue "Change Where Domain Points" button.
  7. Select "Advanced DNS."
  8. Click "Continue."
  9. In "Host Aliases (CNAME Records)" box, click green "Edit CNAME Records" button.
  10. In the "Alias" box, enter: www
  11. In the "Other Host" box, enter your IndieMade URL.
  12. Click "Continue."
  13. In "IP Address (A Records)" box, click "Edit A Records."
  14. Delete any existing A records.
  15. In the "Host" box, enter: @
  16. In the "Numberic IP" box, enter the provided IP address. (Please contact us for your IP address.)
  17. Click "Continue."

Adding a Redirect / Forwarding to your www.yourdomain.com

To forward from the root domain to the "www" subdomain in Network Solutions, follow these steps:

  1. Log in to your Network Solutions account.
  2. On the left, click "Domain Name."
  3. Click on your domain name.
  4. Click "Advanced Tools."
  5. Next to "Web Forwarding," click "Manage."
  6. Under "Forwarding to" drop-down, select: https://
  7. In the destination box, enter your domain name: www.YourDomainName.com
  8. Select: Permanent (301)
  9. Click "Apply."

It may take some time for the changes to take effect, so be patient.