{"id":5140,"date":"2024-08-16T09:14:55","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T08:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=5140"},"modified":"2024-08-16T09:14:55","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T08:14:55","slug":"adding-a-dns-template","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/articles\/adding-a-dns-template\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding a DNS Template"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Within your Online Control Panel, you are able to create a DNS template that can used on multiple domain names for a quick and easy way to get setup. This is especially useful if you are pointing all your domain names to one company or one server with the same details each time<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Table of Contents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Accessing your Online Control Panel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accessing DNS administration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creating a DNS template<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step One<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Navigate to our website <strong><u><a href=\"http:\/\/names.co.uk\">names.co.uk<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once on the website, choose <strong>\u201cLog in\u201d <\/strong>found on the top right-hand side of the page and log into your Online Control Panel. If you need assistance with this, please follow this <strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/articles\/how-to-access-your-control-panel\/\">guide<\/a><\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step Two<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have successfully logged into your Online Control Panel, navigate to the <strong>\u201cServices\u201d<\/strong> tab and from the drop-down menu choose <strong>\u201cDNS Administration\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-88.png\" alt=\"An image showing the location of the DNS Administration panel in the Online Control Panel\" class=\"wp-image-5141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-88.png 940w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-88-300x85.png 300w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-88-768x217.png 768w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-88-50x14.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step Three<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On the left-hand side of the page you should now see \u201cDNS templates\u201d please select this option<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-89.png\" alt=\"An image showing the location of the DNS Templates option in the Online Control Panel\" class=\"wp-image-5142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-89.png 940w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-89-300x84.png 300w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-89-768x215.png 768w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-89-50x14.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step Four<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose \u201cAdd template\u201d now to start creating a new template that can be used on multiple domains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-90.png\" alt=\"The location of the Add Template option in the DNS Templates page in the Online Control Panel\" class=\"wp-image-5143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-90.png 940w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-90-300x66.png 300w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-90-768x168.png 768w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-90-50x11.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step Five<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can now fill in the DNS records you would like to use on multiple domain names. You can also choose whether this is the standard default template that is used on all new domain names purchased too. Once you have Filled this out you can click \u201cSave\u201d at the bottom of the page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"930\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-91-930x1024.png\" alt=\"An image showing the creation of a DNS template\" class=\"wp-image-5144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-91-930x1024.png 930w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-91-272x300.png 272w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-91-768x846.png 768w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-91-45x50.png 45w, https:\/\/www.names.co.uk\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/image-91.png 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This Template will now show in each domain names DNS templates are which can be found by following this guide <strong><u><a href=\"http:\/\/names.co.uk\/support\/using-a-dns-template\">here<\/a><\/u><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction Within your Online Control Panel, you are able to create a DNS template that can used on multiple domain names for a quick and easy way to get setup. 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