This article provides information about how to set up a domain's name server settings to work with IMC Webhost's servers.
If you already own a domain that you purchased from a different registrar or hosting company, you can change the name server (DNS) settings for the domain so they point to IMC Webhost's servers. (Billing and domain administration remain with the domain's current registrar.)
If you registered your domain directly with IMC Webhost, the name server settings are already configured. No further action is required on your part.
When you change a domain's name server settings, you must specify at a minimum a primary name server and a secondary name server. This ensures that there is at least one alternate server available to provide DNS information about your site if one of the servers is unavailable.
You can view the name server information for your account on the IMC Webhost Customer Portal at https://client.imcwebhost.com. Nameservers are listed in the Product Details of each product.
For example, Business hosting accounts use ns1.imcwebhost.net, ns2.imcwebhost.net, ns3.imcwebhost.net, and ns4.imcwebhost.net as their name servers.
Almost all domain registrars provide a control panel where you can manage a domain's name server settings. If you are unable to make these changes, contact the domain's registrar and ask them how to change your domain's name server or DNS settings.
When you change a domain's name server settings or register a new domain, it generally takes 24 hours until the changes take full effect. This delay, known as DNS propagation delay, occurs with all hosts and is beyond our control. Therefore, until your domain fully resolves you cannot do the following:
- Visit your web site by going to the URL http://www.example.com, where example.com represents your domain name. In the meantime, however, you can view your web site using shared URLs or a custom hosts file.
- Access your e-mail accounts. POP3, IMAP, SMTP, and webmail will not work until DNS propagation is complete.
If you've transferred a domain to IMC Webhost, by default our nameservers are already set in. So as soon as propagation occurs you'll be set. Remember changing your Registrar will not take an existing website down. The DNS Settings that have been functioning for some time will still give traffic the directions necessary to get to your website.