Learn to configure Custom Name Servers for Windows Hosting accounts in Plesk
This article explains how to use Plesk to set up custom name servers for Windows hosting accounts. You can utilize custom name servers with the names ns1.example.com and ns2.example.com, for instance, if your domain is example.com.
The procedure consists of two steps that carry out custom name server setting.
For the custom name servers, you must first add A records (or just confirm that you already have active A records for the name servers).
You must register the custom name servers with the domain registrar in the second step.
Step 1: Steps to Add Records for the Custom Name Servers
1. Log in to Plesk using your Reseller account.
2. Go to Hosting Services to the left sidebar of the panel and click on Domains.
3. Identify and locate the domain for which you want to modify DNS settings and then click on Manage in Customer Panel.
4. To expand the options click on SHOW MORE and then click on DNS Settings.
5. Click on the name server (NS) record for ns1.example.com.
6. Under Edit the Resource Record section, type the Custom Name server record in the text box given for Name Server.
7. Click on OK.
8. Repeat steps 5 to 7 for ns2.example.com name server (NS) record.
9. The following message will appear on the Websites & Domains page :
Your DNS record modifications have not yet been saved. The list of records has the modifications highlighted. To make the DNS zone changes effective, click Update. To reverse the modifications, click Revert.
Press the Update button. The DNS is changing, and you can see it.
Step 2: Steps to register Custom Name Servers
Once you verify that your domain has the correct A records configured, then you can register the name servers.
1. In the Plesk panel, go to Domains and click on Add Record.
2. In the Add a Resource Record to the Zone section, select NS as a Record type. Type the domain and Name Server and click on OK.
3. The Domain page will get load and a message “The changes you have made to DNS record are ………… the DNS zone. Click……changes. ” will appear that allows you to Update or Revert the changes made.
4. You can see the list of Host that you have changed is highlighted. Click on Update to save the changes made by you.
# Steps to Add a Record
1. Go to Domains and click on Add Record.
2. In the Add a Resource Record to the Zone section, select Record type as A. Enter the domain name and IP address and then click on OK.
3. Now click on Update to save the changes that you have made.
Make sure that you update the registrar of your domain with the new Nameserver. Changes get updated in almost 24 hours.
