Change of A-record and CNAME (domainpointing).

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Changing of A-record and CNAME (domain pointing).

What is this and why change?

A-Record:

A is short for Address and you can set it up so that the domain name will point to a given IP-address.

CNAME:

CNAME means Canonical Name Record and is an alias set up to represent an IP address. This is the recommended method when you wish to point the domain to a personal server without using an IP-address.

IMPORTANT:

A-Record Can only point to an IP-address.

CNAME cannot be pointed to a IP-address, but must point to a server name.

You can/should not set up multiple A-Records or CNAMEs to the same Host (as in the first column).If you set up multiple pointing for the same address the system will not know which pointing that is valid.

Changing of A-record and CNAME makes it so that you choose to have home pages on another server than Active24. By contacting the web hosts for your homepages you will get information about what should be set as the A-record and CNAME on their domain so that it will show the home page.

Explanation of a Host:

@ is the domain name. In this example: exampledomain.info

Stats are a host that functions as a sub domain. In this example: stats.exampledomain.info

www is also a host that functions as a sub domain. Also: www.exampledomain.info

Read more about Host and Sub domains here.

How change?

You must first change to Advanced Mode and after click on Domain Admin under Domain in the menu on the left-hand:

Klikk på Endre-knappen til høyre:

This example is to change the A-Record for the domain. When you click on the icon above, the following picture is shown:

Here you have the opportunity to set up the IP-Address that you wish to have.

Click on update after you have typed in the Destination.

Important!
If you change the A pointing you must also change the line with Host www so that www.dittdomene.tld will also point correctly. You can do this two ways:
1. Change just like the A-pointing but set @ as the destination

2. Delete the www-line and set up a new Record Type: A, Host: www, Destination: Same IP-address as above

Note: It can take up to 24 hours before the changes are updated in the zone file and thus visible for you.

If you have a domain with Active24 and point it to a web server with another ISP/supplier. Then you must set up a host header on the web server where the domain is pointing, so that the other domain takes requests from the domain you have pointed away from Active24.

Redirect/Frameforward.
NB! Pointing of A-Record and CNAME must not be confused with a Redirect or Frame forward of a domain towards an alternative page or domain name. Read more about redirects/frameforwards here.