Edit DNS records at Network Solutions

Before you start

• Any plan. Connecting a domain you own is free on Free, Launch and Grow.
• A Network Solutions login and a published yaya site.
• The DNS steps from Website > Domain in yaya. Keep that page open.

Network Solutions DNS only works when the domain uses Network Solutions name servers. Otherwise, edit records at the company that runs your name servers.

Sign in and find the DNS page

1. Sign in to your Network Solutions account.
2. Click Domains in the left menu.
3. Select your domain and click Manage.
4. Open the DNS tab.

What the screen calls the fields

A pop-up asks for these values:

• Refers to: @, www or Other Host. For Other Host, type the name in Host Name.
• Alias to: where a CNAME points.
• TXT Value: the text of a TXT record.
• TTL: the default is 7200 seconds (2 hours).

Add the CNAME record for a subdomain or www

1. Copy the CNAME target from yaya.
2. Click +Add Record on the DNS tab.
3. Choose CNAME as the record type.
4. Choose www in Refers to, or choose Other Host and type your subdomain.
5. Paste the target in Alias to.
6. Click Add.

Network Solutions says a CNAME works only for third-level names such as www.example.com.

The bare domain

Network Solutions says a CNAME works only on third-level names such as www.example.com. Connect www.example.com in yaya instead.

For the bare domain, use Network Solutions Web Forwarding:

1. Open your domain and scroll to Advanced Tools.
2. Click Add Web Forwarding.
3. Forward example.com to www.example.com. Choose the 301 method.

Forwarding only works when the domain uses Network Solutions name servers. Network Solutions forwarding may not cover HTTPS. If the bare domain shows a browser warning, use the www address.

Add the TXT ownership record

1. Click +Add Record and choose TXT.
2. Choose Other Host in Refers to. Type _cf-custom-hostname.www in Host Name. Use your own host after the dot. For the bare domain, type _cf-custom-hostname.
3. Paste the whole value from yaya in TXT Value, then click Add.

Delete or replace a conflicting record

A CNAME cannot share a name with another record. To change a record, click the vertical ellipsis on its row and choose Edit. Remove an old www record before you add the CNAME.

Leave MX and TXT mail records as they are. A domain can have only one SPF record. See Keep your email working.

Check the result in yaya

1. Open Website > Domain.
2. Click Check again.

Network Solutions says Advanced DNS changes can take up to two hours. yaya sets up HTTPS on its own. There is no deploy step.

Fix common problems

The page has no DNS tab. The domain uses other name servers. Edit records there.

The card stays on "Waiting on DNS". See Fix a domain that won't verify.

Provider's own guide: https://www.networksolutions.com/help/article/manage-dns-adns-records