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Domain forwarding lets you automatically direct your domain's
visitors to a different website.
Masking prevents visitors from seeing your domain forwarding by
keeping your domain name in the Web browser's address bar.
Let's look at this example of how you can configure forwarding.
Forwarding coolexample.COM to
coolexample.NET |
Forwarding Option |
Visitor Goes To |
Site Visitor Sees |
Address Bar Displays |
Forwarding
Disabled |
coolexample
.COM
|
coolexample
.COM
|
coolexample
.COM
|
Forwarding
w/o Masking |
coolexample
.COM
|
coolexample
.NET
|
coolexample
.NET
|
Forwarding
w/ Masking |
coolexample
.COM
|
coolexample
.NET
|
coolexample
.COM
|
To forward or mask your domain, you must use our name servers.
For more information, see
Setting
Nameservers for Your Domain Names.
For your domain to forward, your domain's A record must be 64.202.189.170. For more information, see
Using
the Forwarding IP Address.
To Forward or Mask Your Domain
- Log in to your
Account Manager.
- In the My Products section, click
Domain Manager.
- Select the domains to modify.
- Click Forward, and then select
Forward Domain.
- Select http:// or https://
depending on your server settings. For more information, see
HTTP vs. HTTPS.
- In the Forward to field, enter the URL to
which you want your domain to forward.
- To automatically update your nameservers to accommodate your
forwarding changes, select Update my DNS setting to
support this change.
NOTE: Activating this setting
will update your domain name's nameservers and IP address. If
you are currently hosting a website for this domain name, the
website will no longer be accessible using this domain name once
the changes are saved and propagated.
- To view additional options, including masking, click the
Advanced Options hyperlink.
- Select one of the following:
- Forward Only
- Specifies the length of time for this forwarding
setting. Select one of the following Redirect types:
- I am permanently forwarding my domain
— Redirects to the site you specified in the
Forward To field using a "301 Moved Permanently" HTTP
response. The HTTP 301 response code tells user-agents
(including search engines) that the location has
permanently moved.
- I am only temporarily forwarding my domain
— Redirects to the site you specified in the
Forward To field using a "302 Found" HTTP response. The
HTTP 302 response code tells user-agents (including
search engines) that the location has temporarily moved.
- Forward with Masking
- Prevents the forwarded domain URL from displaying in the
browser's address bar, and lets you specify Meta Tags for
search engine crawlers by completing the following fields:
- Title — Displays at the top of the
browser window and in search results.
- Description — A short description
of your website to display in search engine results.
- Keyword — A list of comma-separated
keywords that describes the content and purpose of your
website.
- Click OK.
NOTE: Forwarded domains
can take up to 24-48 hours to become active. |