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Domain Mapping with Nettica

Posted on Tuesday, July 4, 2006 at 03:25PM by Registered CommenterA. Casalena in | Comments Off
You can map your own domain name to your Squarespace site using our Domain Mapping feature. Please note, this feature is not available with our Basic plan. You must upgrade your account to Pro or higher to access this service.

The following instructions are for configuring your domain in Nettica's control panel.  These instructions assume you have already registered a domain with Nettica, and can take up to 48 hours to propagate through the Internet.


Step 1 - Login to Your Nettica Account

 Using the login prompt in the top right corner of the screen at http://www.nettica.com/, enter your login credentials and click "Submit"

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Step 2 - Access Your Nettica Account Summary

Under the menu item "My Account" within Nettica, select "Account Summary".

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Step 2 - Access Domain DNS Settings

Beside the domain you'd like to map to Squarespace, click the checkmark under the DNS column..

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Step 3  - Access Nettica's Preset Configurations

At the bottom of your domain management page, click the "Setup this domain using Nettica PreSets" button, which will allow you to point your domain at Squarespace in just a click.

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Step 4 - Point Your Domain to Squarespace

Click the checkbox next to the preset option "Squarespace - Point your domain to your Squarespace website." which will automatically point your domain at the Squarepsace servers. You will then be able to access your Squarespace site from "www.mydomain.com" and "mydomain.com"...

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Step 5 - Confirm Your Settings

After selecting the preset, a confirmation page will appear listing all the settings to be applied. Click "Submit" to apply the changes.

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Step 6 - Review Changes

When completed, you should see a similar setup as below.  You're finished!  Try accessing your domain.

Step 7 - Login to your Squarespace site manager

Within the Structure & Style > Domain Mapping area, create two records -- www.yourdomain.com and yourdomain.com. Set your www.yourdomain.com record as the primary.

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