You can use a domain name to not only provide you with a website and a matching email address. You are not restricted to using one company to provide both services. One company can supply your website the other your email.
Before making any changes you need to consider how your email service is being supplied currently and how you would like it in the future.
If you already receive an email service from a third party, we recommend you stay with them unless you are unhappy. This is because when you change your email provider all of your email settings will change. You will need to reset any other programs or devices you use to retrieve your email, such as Outlook or your mobile phone. While these changes are being made you will lose any emails sent
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These instructions give you two options.
For Reason8 to provide both your website and email service you need to Change the nameservers.
1. Login to your 123-reg control panel.
2. In the Domain names section, select the relevant domain name in the drop-down list
3. Once selected click the ‘Manage’ button
4. If your domain name ends with .com or .net you will need to unlock the domain name first. If you domain has any other ending go straight to Step 8
5. To unlock the domain select ‘Manage Domain Locking’
6. Click ‘Unlock domain’
7. Once the domain has been unlocked click ‘ Back to Control Panel’
8. Select ‘Change Nameservers’
9. Enter the bold text next to the nameserver boxes provided. see the image below)
(If there are more than 2 nameservers leave the additional fields blank)
10. Click on ‘Change Nameservers’
11. If you had to unlock the domain name it is advisable to follow steps 6 & 7 to lock the domain name again.
12. Most registrars recommend allowing 24 hours for any changes to take effect. However your site will usually be live within a few hours.
For Reason8 to provide only your website the setting you need to change on your domain is the A record. This option is recommended if you already have a working email service set up with another provider.
1. Login to your 123-reg control panel.
2. In the Domain names section, select the relevant domain name from the drop-down list
3. Once selected click ‘Manage’
4. If your domain name ends with .com or .net you will need to unlock the domain name first. If you domain with any other ending such as .co.uk go straight to Step 8
5. To unlock the domain select ‘Manage Domain Locking’
6. Click ‘Unlock domain’
7. Once the domain has been unlocked click ‘ Back to Control Panel’
8. Click on ‘Manage DNS’
9. Scroll half way down the page to where is says ‘ A, CNAME and TXT records’
10. Next to where the @ and www and under the title content enter 80.79.128.210
11. Click on ‘Update DNS’ (scroll down the screen a little first)
12. If you had to unlock the domain name it is advisable to follow steps 6 & 7 again to lock the domain again.
13. Most registrars recommend allowing 24 hours for any changes to take effect. However your site will usually be live within a few hours.
If you experience any problems pointing your domain name then you will need to seek help from 123-Reg. They will have access to your account and will be able to guide you through the process. Their support section can be found at http://www.123-support.co.uk/
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