Powered By Network Solutions: Getting Started with Web Hosting

Web hosting provides your website server space to be live on the internet. You can think of your website as a house, your domain as an address, and web hosting as the lot where your website sits.

In this article, we will discuss:

• How to Assign a Domain to Your Hosting Package
• How to Access Your Web Hosting Control Panel
• How to Set Up Domain Pointers
• How to Set Up Your Email
• How to Build and Upload Your Website

How to Assign a Domain to Your Hosting Package

Assigning a domain to your hosting package makes it easier for users to find your website. To assign a domain to your hosting package, follow the steps below.

1. Log in to your Account Manager via https://www.networksolutions.com/my-account/login.
2. On the left side of the page, click Domains.

 

• If you only have one domain in the account, you will be taken directly to the Domain dashboard.
• If you have multiple domains in the account, you will need to select a domain name and then click the SETTINGS button to access the Domain dashboard page.

3. In the Domain dashboard, click the Domain Connections tab.

4. Click the + CONNECT HOSTING on the Hosting card.

5. Select your available hosting plans to connect by clicking the checkbox beside the available plan. Click CONNECT.

6. Confirm that you want to connect your domain to your hosting plan by clicking the checkbox, then click CONNECT.

7. We have successfully received your request to connect your domain to a hosting plan.

 

How to Access Your Web Hosting Control Panel

Follow the steps below to access your web hosting control panel.

1. Log in to your Account Manager via https://www.networksolutions.com/my-account/login.
2. On the left side of the page, click Hosting.

• If you only have one hosting package, you will be taken directly to the Hosting control panel.
• If you have multiple hosting packages, you will need to select a package name and then click the MANAGE button to access the Hosting control panel.

3. You have accessed the Hosting control panel.

 

How to Set Up Domain Pointers

Domain pointers help you direct different domain names to one website. This lets users reach your site through various URLs, which increases your brand visibility and captures traffic from different domain names. Please see Powered By Network Solutions: How to Set Up Domain Pointers - Domain Management for more information on setting up domain pointers.

 

How to Set Up Your Email

Your hosting package comes with free email boxes. The number of email boxes and storage depends on the package you purchased. This service can make your business email address personalized and more professional. To set up your email, please refer to Powered by Network Solutions: How to Create a Mailbox.

 

How to Build and Upload Your Website

Depending on the type of hosting you purchased from us, you have multiple options when building or uploading your website. You can use the website builder tool included in your hosting package, build and manage your site using WordPress, or design your website using a File Manager or FTP (File Transfer Protocol).

Option 1: Use our Built-in Website Builder Tool

• Use the built-in Website Builder Tool to build and publish your site. No web design experience is necessary! Just log in to your Account Manager and go to the hosting control panel, then click the Manage Site button in the Website Builder tab.

Option 2: Use our WordPress plans

• If you have one of our WordPress plans, you can build and manage your website by logging into the WordPress admin dashboard. You can access the wp-admin through 2 options:
  • Via Hosting Control Panel: Log in to your Account Manager and go to your hosting control panel, then click the Manage Site button in the WordPress tab. This will route you to the wp-admin login page.
  • Via Direct Link: On your browser's address bar, search for your domain name with /wp-admin or /wp-login.php at the end, e.g., example.com/wp-admin or example.com/wp-login.php.

Option 3: Design your Website and Upload Your Site via FTP or File Manager

• File Manager and FTP allow you to manage your website entirely and involve copying files from your local computer to your website and vice versa.
  • FTP: You can download an FTP client and set up an FTP account. To set up an FTP account, you will need to go to the hosting control panel and click the FTP Management option. You will need the following information to log in to your FTP client:
    • Host: ftp.yourdomainname.com
    • Username: FTP username (Same as your hosting account username or the FTP account you created)
    • Password: FTP password (Your FTP account password)
    • Port: 21
  • File Manager: You can log in to your Account Manager and access the hosting control panel. From there, you can click the File Manager option in the left navigation menu to access, edit, and manage your website files.