How To Connect a 1&1 IONOS Domain to Your Mortgage Website

Understanding how to point a 1&1 IONOS domain towards iReadySites hosting becomes crucial when you choose Monthly or Annual payment plans. This guide will present you with two common methods to point your domain to iReadySites. The first option uses nameservers, while the second method utilizes A records. By following the steps given below, you can easily integrate your 1&1 IONOS domain with our hosting services.

Here are the two ways to connect your domain to your mortgage website at iReadySites.com.

Option 1

If you DON’T have active email addresses with your domain, simply update/change the Name Server settings to the following.

• NS1: ns1.92hosting.com
• NS2: ns2.92hosting.com

Option 2

1. Login to your IONOS by 1&1 account.
   
2. Click on “Menu” and then click on “Domains & SSL” as shown in the image below.
   
   
   
3. Once Domain & SSL screen is loaded, click on the “gear” icon (under “Actions“) next to the domain you would like to connect. Then click “DNS“.
   
   
   
4. On the next screen, choose “Display All Records“.
   
   
   
5. Check current DNS settings for existing entries.
   • Delete “AAAA Record” with “Host Name” “@” and “www” (if present).
   • Look for A Records, and make sure that only one A record is listed in the DNS settings. Delete or disable all other/extra A records.
   • If there is no A Record, jump to step 7.
     
     
     
     
     
6. Edit an existing A Record
   • Click the “Pencil” icon next to the A Record with Host Name @
   • Specify the desired IP address provided by iReadySites.com in the “Points To” field.
   • Optional: Select the desired TTL.
   • Click SAVE.
     
7. Click “Add record“, and select “A type“.
   • Make sure you have @ under/against the field “Host Name“
   • Enter the IP address provided by iReadySites.com in the “Points To” field.
   • Select the desired TTL (Optional).
   • Click SAVE.

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What is a Name Server

In the simplest of terms, name servers organize and route traffic across the internet. Name servers work as a directory that can be searched to translate domain names into IP addresses.

When a mortgage professional types a domain name (human readable format) into the search bar of a browser (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, etc.), the domain name gets transmitted to the name server. Which translates the domain name into the IP address (numbers format) and sends it back to the browser. The web browser now uses this IP address to connect to the server and loads the requested website .

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