Editing How to use HEXONET's DNS with your domains (section)

= Configure Existing Domain with HEXONET's Nameservers =

=== Control Panel ===
Clients with their own Nameservers or have DNS services from another third party may have entered these nameservers at registration. You can follow these steps to update the nameservers to Hexonet Nameservers.

* Navigate in the left menu to ''"Domains > Domain Names"''
* Click on the domain name in question to access the domain details
* Open the "Nameserver" tab and choose the option to ''"Use System Nameservers"''

[[Image:ModifySystemNameservers.png]]


=== API ===

Modifying the nameservers of an existing domain is the same regardless of if Hexonet or External Nameservers are used.

<pre>
command = ModifyDomain
domain  = (DOMAIN)
nameserver0 = (NAMESERVER)
nameserver1 = (NAMESERVER)
</pre>

== Create Custom Host Records ==

=== Control Panel ===

Using IP addresses, there are two methods in which to create customized hostnames for HEXONET's DNS:

* Hosts Managed as Objects:
** In the Control Panel, navigate to ''"Domains > Domain Names"''
** Click on the domain name to access the domain details
** Open the ''"Nameserver"'' tab and select ''"Nameserver Hosts"'' and then ''"New Hostname"''.
** In the provided dialog window please enter in the desired hostname (e.g. ns1.yourdomain.net) followed by the respective IP address for a corresponding HEXONET nameserver. The standard IP addresses for HEXONET's nameservers are as follows:
*** ns1: 194.50.187.134
*** ns2: 194.0.182.1
*** ns3: 193.227.117.124
** After creating the host objects you can assign the hostnames as nameservers to this or any other desired domain.

[[Image:AddHostRecords.png]]


* Hosts Managed as Attributes:
** In the Control Panel, navigate to ''"Domains > Domain Names"''
** Click on the domain name to access the domain details
** Open the ''"Nameserver"'' tab
** Directly enter the desired hostname, followed by a blank space, and then the IP address of a HEXONET corresponding nameserver (example: "ns1.yourdomain.net 194.50.187.134")
** Use the hostnames as the nameservers for any other domain. 

[[Image:AddHostRecordsAttr.png]]

=== API ===

Hosts Managed as Objects:

You can create host records with the following command:

<pre>
COMMAND = ADDNAMESERVER
NAMESERVER = (subdomain)
IPADDRESS0 = (IP address)
</pre>

The commands StatusNameserver, CheckNameserver, and ModifyNameserver also exist.

Hosts Managed as Attributes:

The destination IP addresses are included with the nameserver names.

<pre>
COMMAND = ModifyDomain
DOMAIN = (domain)
NAMESERVER0 = (subdomain) (IP address)
NAMESERVER1 = (subdomain) (IP address)
NAMESERVER2 = (subdomain) (IP address)
</pre>