Network Solutions Domain Configuration
Learn how to point your Network Solutions domain to a Pantheon site.
Before You Begin
Be sure that you have a:
- Registered domain name using Network Solutions to host DNS
- Paid Pantheon plan
- Domain connected to the target Pantheon environment (typically Live)
Locate Pantheon's DNS Values
Identify DNS values to point your domain to Pantheon:
- Navigate to the Site Dashboard and select the target environment (typically Live) then click Domains / HTTPS.
- Click the Details button next to your domain.
Keep this page open and login to your Network Solutions account in a new tab before you continue.
Configure DNS Records on Network Solutions
A Record
- Navigate to Account Manager > My Domain Names
- Select the domain you want to point to Pantheon, then click Manage.
- Click Change Where Domain Points, then select Advanced DNS.
- In the IP Address (A records) section, click Edit A Records.
The domain likely has a few default values for
www
and the bare domain. Paste the IP address provided by Pantheon in the Numeric IP field for the existing@ (None)
record, then delete any default records like so:Select desired Time to Live (TTL).
Time to Live (TTL)
The TTL dictates the lifespan of a DNS record; a shorter time means less time to wait until the changes go into effect. TTLs are always set in seconds with a few common ones being 86400 (24 hours), 43200 (12 hours), and 3600 (1 hour).
When you make a change to the TTL of an existing record, you need to wait for the old TTL time to pass - that is, if it had been set to 86400, you would need to wait a full 24 hours for the new setting to begin propagating everywhere.
Click Save Changes.
Once changes are saved, the section of the Advanced DNS interface for A records should look like this:
CNAME Record
A CNAME record is required to configure a subdomain (e.g., www.example.com
).
- In the Host Aliases (CNAME Records) section, click Edit CNAME Records.
Enter www in the Alias field and enter the CNAME record value provided by Pantheon (e.g.
live-example.pantheonsite.io
) in the Other Host field:Select desired Time to Live (TTL).
- Click Continue, then Save Changes.
Once changes are saved, the section of the Advanced DNS interface for CNAME records should look like this:
AAAA Records
In order to add any IPv6 records (like AAAA), you must email Network Solutions and work with their team to configure and stage them.