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If AAISP is running your DNS, then the nameservers will be:
[[File:Couk.png|link=:Category:Domains]]
primary-dns.co.uk
secondary-dns.co.uk

However, you are free to run your own authoritative DNS servers for your domain, here is how to set your own nameservers.

If you have recently transferred in a domain to AAISP you may need to update the nameservers to be either the AAISP ones or your own ones.


=Changing Nameservers for .UK Domains=
Customers can change the nameservers via the control pages, here is how:
Customers can change the nameservers via the control pages, here is how:




==Overview of changing .UK Nameservers==
==Overview of changing .UK Nameservers==

*Add or edit NS records in the DNS
*Add or edit NS records in the DNS
*Optionally A and AAAA records at the top level for glue records
*Optionally A and AAAA records at the top level for glue records
*Click Send, to send the changes to Nominet
*Click Send, to send the changes to Nominet


==In more detail==



{|
|-
|Add 2 (or more) NS records pointing to the name of your nameserver.
The Hostname part is blank.
The Type is NS.
The Value is the hostname of your nameserver.
| [[File:Nameserver1.png]]
|-
|Optionally, you can create glue records by creating A and AAAA records:
You can use A+Reverse and AAAA+Reverse if you also want us to create PTR records.
| [[File:Nameserver2-glue.png]]
|-
|Click the Send button to send this to Nominet
|[[File:Nameserver3-send.png]]
|}


=Changing Nameservers for non .UK Domains=
=Changing Nameservers for non .UK Domains=
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Latest revision as of 18:03, 14 August 2020

If AAISP is running your DNS, then the nameservers will be:

primary-dns.co.uk
secondary-dns.co.uk

However, you are free to run your own authoritative DNS servers for your domain, here is how to set your own nameservers.

If you have recently transferred in a domain to AAISP you may need to update the nameservers to be either the AAISP ones or your own ones.

Customers can change the nameservers via the control pages, here is how:


Overview of changing .UK Nameservers

  • Add or edit NS records in the DNS
  • Optionally A and AAAA records at the top level for glue records
  • Click Send, to send the changes to Nominet

In more detail

Add 2 (or more) NS records pointing to the name of your nameserver.

The Hostname part is blank. The Type is NS. The Value is the hostname of your nameserver.

Nameserver1.png
Optionally, you can create glue records by creating A and AAAA records:

You can use A+Reverse and AAAA+Reverse if you also want us to create PTR records.

Nameserver2-glue.png
Click the Send button to send this to Nominet Nameserver3-send.png

Changing Nameservers for non .UK Domains

Please contact sales.