If you have chosen another hosting company or Internet Service Provider (ISP) to host, or provide the Domain Name Server (DNS) for your domain name, you can initiate the transfer from Account Manager. You will need the two new DNS server names from your hosting company or ISP before beginning the process below.

To resolve or point your domain name to another provider's DNS server: 

1. Log in to Account Manager and go to the Manage Web Address tab

2. The Domain Details section (if you have more than one domain name, you will first need to click on the domain name you want to change) displays different options depending on where your domain name is currently pointing:

• If Domain currently points to: Standard Under Construction Page, XX Page Website, or A Web Forwarding Address, then to the right of Change domain to point to: select the radio button next to Custom DNS Setting and click on the Apply Change button
• If DNS Settings: is listed then click on Edit DNS
• If Domain currently points to: Designated DNS then click on the Edit link

3. On the Edit DNS page, in the Move DNS to a New Name Server section click on the Continue button

4. After reading the confirmation warning, click on the Continue button to confirm that you understand changing the DNS may cause loss of any services such as website, e-mailbox, or Web forwarding

5. In the textboxes type established name servers or select from a list of existing name servers - you can add up to 13 name servers by clicking on the Add More Name Servers button, then when finished click on the Continue button

Please Note

When you select a Network Solutions® name server, all name servers will be Network Solutions hosted.

You can only create new name servers that contain the domain name that you manage. For example, to create a new name server for the domain name janesbagels.com, enter NS1.janesbagels.com and NS2.janesbagels.com.

6. To confirm your DNS changes:

• If you designated an existing name server, click on the Continue button, and then click on the Save DNS button
• If you added a new name server, enter the name server IP address, click on the Continue button, and then click on the Save DNS button

7. To make edits to the IP address at a later time, click on the Manage Host Servers button in the left navigation bar of Account Manager

Please Note

DNS server changes may take 24 - 36 hours to update or propagate throughout the Internet. Please remember that changing the DNS could cause any associated Network Solutions services (e.g., websites, e-mailboxes, Private Registration) to become unavailable. Network Solutions strongly recommends that you do not change the DNS information unless you have been given specific instructions to do so.