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Netfirms 24/7 Support .: DOMAIN .: How do I add another Domain Name to my Netfirms account?

How do I add another Domain Name to my Netfirms account?

If you require a new Domain Name:

  1. Login to the Netfirms Members Control Panel at https://controlpanel.netfirms.com
  2. Click Domains
  3. Click Domain Manager
  4. Click Add
  5. In the New Domain tab, enter the domain you wish to register
  6. Click Search
  7. Choose a Registation Term and click Continue
  8. Review your Order Summary
  9. Enter your billing information and credit card information
  10. (Optional) Update your billing profile
  11. Click Order
NOTE: Advantage and Business Hosting account owners are entitled to 2 or 5 free domains respectively.

Once our Billing Department has completed the approval of your new order, you will be able to register an additional domain (or initiate a registrar transfer) for free from within the Netfirms Control Panel. New orders are typically reviewed/approved within 24-48 hours.

If you already own your Domain Name:
  1. Login to the Netfirms Members Control Panel at https://controlpanel.netfirms.com
  2. Click Domains
  3. Click Domain Manager
  4. Click the Transfer tab

    5. Registrar Transfer

    If your domain is currently being billed through a different company, you may do a registrar transfer of the domain to take advantage of Netfirms' lowest domain pricing. Simply enter your domain name to the Registrar Transfer section.
    DNS Transfer
If you wish to continue to be billed by your current registrar for your domain but host the domain at Netfirms enter your domain name to the DNS Transfer section.

Once you have initiated a transfer process you will need to ensure that the Name Server information associated with your Domain Name so it is hosted at Netfirms.

The Netfirms nameservers are:

ns1.netfirms.com

ns2.netfirms.com

Please also refer to Updating Nameservers to point to Netfirms for specific instructions on how to update your nameservers through your domain registrar.

Note: It typically takes 24-72 hours for domains to be transferred by your domain registrar.

If you have multiple domains on your Netfirms hosting account and wish to forward each domain to their own website, click here for step-by-step instructions.

Article 038
Created 5-19-2005
Modified 11-17-2008
Author Netfirms

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