Click on menu option "domain names".
Click on my "domains".
Click on the domain name link you wish to work with.
Click on 'change' button, under top section DNS Server.
Select the 'users' radio button.
Click 'save changes' button.

Four blank boxes will then display. You can then enter your name servers (you do not need to enter the numbered IP address.)
Click 'save changes' button.

Your updates will be reflected on the control panel immediately; however, the request is submitted into a queue with the Registry. The Registry updates daily at 5:00am and 5:00pm EST.

Please allow up to 48 hours for changes to be effective. While waiting for this to propagate, your website may experience down time.

Log into your Nameway® account at http://my.nameway.com

Click on menu option "domain names".
Click on "my domains".
Click on the domain name link you wish to work with.
Click on configure button under DNS Settings (zone file).

Please Note: If you do not see the DNS Settings (zone file) section this could mean that your domain is not currently set to use Nameway®'s DNS services.  To change this you'll need to click the Change button in the DNS Server section and select to use the Nameway® service.  Once you save this change you will be returned to your domain's control panel and the DNS Settings section will now be visible.

Use Record Type:  URL Redirect if you want to forward the domain name to a website, and display that website address in the address bar.
Use Record Type:  URL FRAME if you want to forward the domain name to a website, but continue to display your domain name in the address bar.
Use Record Type:  Use A(ddress) record type if you are going to forward (point) to an I.P. Address (i.e., 123.456.56.6)

Line 1 Hostname = www:  This  forwards your domain if you enter the www's into the address bar of the browser.  Example:  www.nameway.com
Line 2 Hostname = @(none):  This forwards your domain if they forget to enter the www's into the address bar of the browser.  Example:  nameway.com

Tips for deciding which type of URL forwarding to use:

URL FRAME

In the simplest terms, you would want to use the URL Frame option when you want your domain name to stay in the address line of the user's browser.  This works by putting your real web site in a frame.  This is the option most often used for URL forwarding because it hides the true address of your web site which may look something like http://www.yourWebHost.com/~username/  and the address in the browser will still say www.YourDomain.com

URL REDIRECT

The URL Redirect option will simply redirect users who type in your domain name to the URL you specify.  In this case, the user would see the real address of your web site and your domain name will NOT remain in the address bar.

This option might be best for you if you already have a main web site and you'd like users who type in your alternate domain name to actually see your main domain name.  Also, in some cases, loading a web site in a frame (as is done with the previous option) may cause problems with navigation or scripting on a web site. 

If you're not sure, try both ways and see which one best fits your needs.

ns1.nameway.com
ns2.nameway.com
ns3.nameway.com
ns4.nameway.com
ns5.nameway.com
ns6.nameway.com

dns1.name-services.com
dns2.name-services.com
dns3.name-services.com
dns4.name-services.com
dns5.name-services.com

Nameway® provides these name servers as a free service to users whose domains are registered with Nameway®, or to those that have ordered Nameway®'s hosting service for domains registered elsewhere.  These servers will allow users to utilize Nameway®'s many value-added services such as email forwarding, DNS zone files, our 10-page Web Site Builder, and more.

If your domain is registered with Nameway® and you wish to use these services, simply select the Nameway® service when editing your DNS servers and they will be automatically added.

If you have ordered DNS hosting from Nameway® but the domain is not registered with us you will need to contact your current domain registrar to request that these name servers be added to your domain.

Set up URL and email forwarding
Set up subdomains and other advanced alias records
Configure specific MX records
This service is perfect if you intend to host your site on your own server but don't want to set up complicated DNS software or if you have a dynamic IP address.

Nameway®'s DNS hosting service also allows you to take advantage of our other value added services such as:

POP3 Email Paks
Name my Map
Name my Phone
Our 10-page Web Site Builder
A temporary "parking" page until you are ready to set up your web site.

All these services are included with each registration, but DNS hosting does not entail actual web space on a server. Nameway® also provides web hosting. Please follow the hyperlinks in the main menu to learn more.

Select domain names from the menu at the left and then select host.
The next page will allow you to sign up for DNS hosting for your domain name. The pricing for DNS hosting can be found on the home, pricing info page when logged into your account.

Once you've signed up for DNS hosting, be sure to edit the DNS information for the domain name with your current registrar so that Nameway®'s hosting servers are listed for your domain.

The goal of the DNS is for any Internet user any place in the world to reach a specific Web site IP address by entering its domain name. Domain names are also used for reaching e-mail addresses and for other Internet applications. The DNS is a static, hierarchical name service that uses TCP/IP hosts and is housed on a number of servers on the Internet.

When your account is set up, information about your domain name is added to our name servers. The information is then sent from us through the central Registry (like Verisign for .com names) for your domain to be used by the other name servers on the Internet. This makes it possible for people to find and access your server on the Internet. It usually takes about 48 hours (propagation) before name servers on other networks will be able to access the information after the Registry for your domain gets it.

TLD: The TLD is the top level domain. For example, in "www.nameway.com", "com" is the TLD. If you are creating a new name, fill-in the field provided under "TLD" with the TLD part of your name. Do not include the ".". The name can have any character ("a" to "z"), any number ("0" to "9 "), the minus ("-") sign, and the underscore ("_") in the name. Spaces are not allowed.

Address: This table associates a name with an address. You can associate any name with any Address. The address is either a numerical designator assigned to a computer on the network, or the host and domain of a machine, or a URL. None can be greater than 58 characters total (if you need more space, for a URL for example, please let us know).

If you want the record to point an IP address, you must select either a record type of "Address (A)" or a record type of "Mail (MX)". You must also use the form xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx. The first and fourth xxx are numbers between 1 and 254. The second and third xxx are numbers between 0 and 254. An example of an IP address is: "189.23.125.3". If you are creating a new name, we have already filled-in the "www" host address with a default IP address that will display a web page that you can use to make sure the name is being properly delegated by our servers. This default web page address is "209.19.56.15". You are not required to use this IP address, and in fact, you will probably want to use your own as soon as you can. FYI, some other IP address are: (Netscape 205.188.247.5), (Microsoft 207.46.130.150) (Yahoo 204.71.200.72).

If you use a host and domain combination, you must select the record type of "Alias (CNAME)". You must also use the format "www.nameway.com.".
If you want the record to be forwarded to a URL you must select "URL" from the drop-down menu and enter a valid URL into the "Address" box.
If you do not enter a valid name, URL or IP, then that host record (name & address pair) will not be added to the DNS or our database.

A (Address): Using this type of record allows you to associate a host with an IP address. The IP address that you use does not have to be on your network. For example, you could have the host record for www point to 207.46.130.14 (the address for the Microsoft web site).

MXE (Mail Easy) Using a mail record allows you to specify the address of your mail server. When you use a mail record, you must use an IP address in the address field. (Experts: Creating a mail record actually creates both the MX and the A record in DNS. Also, when using multiple mail servers, a preference value of 10 is used on all entries).

MX (Mail) Can be either a host name under this domain name (for example, "mail3") or the name of a mail server (for example, "mail.yahoo.com."). NOTE: When using a mail server name, it should end with a period ".". (If you forget the period and we recognize the TLD, we will automatically insert one.).

CNAME (Alias) An alias record type is used to associate a host name with another host. The host that you wish to point to does not have to be on your network. For example, you could have the host record for www point to www.microsoft.com. You can also simply use an "@" to represent your domain. Important:When you use a domain in the address field you must add a trailing period ("."). Unless you do so the name server will add your domain to the end of the domain given.

URL Redirect URL Redirect is the standard method for URL Forwarding. When the client types in your domain name they are redirected to the web server that your page is hosted on. The only drawback of this method is as the person is looking around the site the URL that is displayed by the browser is the one of the actual web page, not your domain name. If this is a problem you can use the URL Frame method.

URL Frame URL Frame is similar to URL Redirect except that instead of redirecting the client to your web page, the web page is displayed in a frame from our web server. With this method the client's browser will display your domain name (for example: www.mydomain.com) while they are using your site and not the actual URL to your page (for example: home.infospace.com/chris33").

Note: If you use this method of forwarding, you will want to put the 'target="_top"' attribute into any links you have that leave your page so that your domain name stays in the browser bar.

The star "*" record: This is a wildcard record, which means that "anything.yourdomain.com wil work.  Use this to take care of any records or subdomains that you have not specified to catch any typos or mistakes.