The NS, or Name Server records of a domain name, show which servers handle the Domain Name System (DNS) records for it. Setting the name servers of a specific host company for your domain address is the most convenient way to point it to their system and all its sub-records are going to be managed on their end. This includes A (the IP address of the server/website), MX (mail server), TXT (free text), SRV (services), CNAME (forwarding), etcetera, if you want to modify any one of these records, you're going to be able to do it by using their system. Put simply, the NS records of a domain address show the DNS servers that are authoritative for it, so when you attempt to open a web address, the DNS servers are contacted to retrieve the DNS records of the domain you want to access. That way the site that you will see is going to be retrieved from the proper location. The name servers normally have a prefix “ns” or “dns” and each and every domain name has at least two NS records. There isn't any functional difference between the two prefixes, so which one a host company is going to use depends exclusively on their preference.
NS Records in Web Hosting
Controlling the NS records for any domain registered in a web hosting account on our cutting-edge cloud platform will take you just seconds. Using the feature-rich Domain Manager tool within the Hepsia Control Panel, you will be able to change the name servers not only of a single domain, but even of multiple domain addresses at the same time in case that you would like to direct them all to the same webhosting provider. Identical steps will also permit you to forward newly transferred domain names to our platform as the transfer process will not change the name servers automatically and the domains will still direct to the old host. If you wish to create private name servers for a domain address registered on our end, you'll be able to do that with only a couple of clicks and with no additional charge, so when you have a company website, as an example, it'll have more credibility if it uses name servers of its own. The newly created private name servers can be used for pointing any other domain name to the same account also, not just the one they are created for.
NS Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Our semi-dedicated server accounts are administered through Hepsia - an all-in-one tool with highly user-friendly interface, which will permit you to manage your domain names effortlessly even if you haven't used a web hosting account or a domain name in the past. Changing the NS records for each domain registered using our company, viewing the existing ones and whether they are accurate or not as to forward that domain address to our cloud hosting platform is also very simple and takes only a few mouse clicks. You're also going to be able to register child name servers under any of your domains as an element of the free DNS control services that we offer with each and every plan and have ns1.your-domain.com and ns2.your-domain.com. The latter can be used for every domain address you accommodate within the semi-dedicated account, so if you provide services to third-parties and host their websites, using this feature will give you a lot more credibility as a business.