Difference between revisions of "Domain Registration"

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eNom

At www.enom.com

Go to resellers on the top menu.

Click on test account link on that menu.

1. Click Setup your account on the testing server.
2. Click Reset your account balance in the test environment to $5000.00.
3. Click the Add/Edit/Delete IP addresses that are allowed to access your account on the test server and enter your server's main IP address. Save.

In AWBS

Login to your AWBS site as super admin.

Enter the Configuration area. Go to the Module Setup page and ensure the eNom module is enabled.

Go to the Registrar Setup page. Click the icon beside Enom to enter the eNom setup area.

Enter your enom.com reseller account username and password. Make sure you have test mode set to True and secure mode set to False. Do not change the Live URL or Test URL settings. Enter prices as desired for the various enom services.

If you have a backorder affiliate account somewhere, enter your backorder url.

If you wish domain names to be registered with nameservers other than enom's by default, enter desired nameservers in the nameserver fields. Note: If you will be offering any of eNom's dns services such as url forwarding, etc you should leave the nameserver fields blank.

If you have a default park page you set for all newly registered domains, enter the complet url in the Default parking page url field. This only applies if you have left the nameserver fields empty, as it sets a url frame for the domain if it is using eNom's nameservers.

Save.

Enter the enom registrar setup page again. Click the Test ENOM connection link to verify your configuration is correct.

At www.enom.com

If there are no errors, login to your account at enom.com, go to the support area, open a new support request and ask for API access for the IP you entered in the test account setup area.

In your AWBS Configuration Once you have completed your testing and are ready to put your site live for orders, go to the Registrar Setup area and set test mode to False and secure connection to True. Run the Test ENOM connection test again to ensure there are no problems.

At www.enom.com Other settings at enom.com

Login to your reseller account at enom.com.

Go to settings.

Select '1' for 'by default, domains will be registered, hosted, and renewed for x year(s).

Select the 'define your own default host records in the fields below' and setup a default park page. (If you don't define your default host records, your domains will inherit the ones from your master reseller account).

Save changes.

Click the reseller tab. Click reseller renewal settings. Select 'do not contact my customers for renewal'. (AWBS will send the renewal notices)

Save changes.

You may also wish to use the domains >> advanced tools >> global edit to ensure no existing domains are set to auto renew.

Making eNom sub accounts via AWBS

• In AWBS, configuration >> registrar setup >> Enom, set 'Enable FREE Reseller Plan?' to a value of True and save.
• In configuration >> Extended System Configuration, set resellermaxaccts as desired for the number of sub accounts you wish to allow per user.
• In configuration >> eNom Reseller Acct Setup, set pricing for sub accounts.

What this will do:
A new link will appear on the menu for the resellers.php page.
Customers can signup for an enom account from you.
The API will create a sub Retail account at enom.com.
You login to your account at enom.com and change the sub acount to a sub reseller account (if desired).

Dot.tk

Enable the module;
Configuration >> Module Setup >> Domain Registrars >> Dot TK set to Active.
Click Save Changes button.

Configure the module;
Configuration >> Registrar Setup >> Dottk click the icon to the right to enter the Dottk config page.
Partner Email: Enter the email address you login with at my.dot.tk site
Partner Password: Enter the password you use when logging in at my.dot.tk
Offer Specials: check this box if you want to offer the .tk special priced domains
Percent Discount: Enter the percent you want discounted from retail price for special priced domains.
Format example for 10%: .10
Leave this field blank if you want to charge retail price for special priced tk domains.

Secure Mode: Must be secure, set to True
Test Mode: Not supported, contact dot.tk staff to switch you from test to live mode.
Backorder URL: (Optional) Enter the url of your desired backorder system if desired.

Enter at least 2 valid nameservers to be used for any new domain registrations where the customer does not setup nameservers in their domain profile or order hosting services.

Click the Save Changes button.
(review message in red at top of screen when saving to ensure there were no errors when saving changes.)
Re-enter the configuration page and click the 'Test Connection' link to verify your configuration is correct.

Configure your tld;
Configuration >> TLD Config
Enter tk in the TLD column and select Dottk in the Registar column in the 'Add New' row.
Click the Save Changes button.
Enter dottk for the Whois Server and leave the Match String blank.
Save Changes.

Setup your pricing and availablity;
Configuration >> TLD Setup/Pricing
Check the Register and Renew checkboxes in the tk TLD row, enter minimum and maximum years available as per the dot.tk registry, check free option if you want this tld available free with hosting package configured with free domain name, and set your display position number.
Click the Save Changes button.

Click Edit Pricing link.
In the popup window edit retail pricing as desired.
Click Save Changes button.
Close popup window.

Notes:

1. You must have a dot.tk Partner account to use this module.
2. Make sure your dot.tk partner account is set to the same currency your AWBS site is configured with.

If not, then do not offer the 'special' domains.

iRRP.Net/Key System

Go to the AWBS Configuration area, Module Setup page. Enable the irrp.net/Key Systems module.

Go to the Registrar Setup page, click the icon beside irrp to enter the irrp.net/Key System configuration page.

Enter your irrp.net/Key Systems reseller account username and password.

If you are an RRPProxy.net reseller, use this url: ssl.rrpproxy.net/api/call.cgi

Note: there is no test mode if you are an RRPProxy.net reseller.

Set test mode to True for testing, switch to false when ready to go live.

Set a backorder URL if you have a backorder affiliate link for backordering domain names.

Enter at least 2 valid registered nameservers to be used for all new domain registrations by default.

Irrp test nameservers:
ns1.dnapi.net
ns2.dnapi.net

To test your connection, click the Test Connection link at the top of the irrp configuration page.

Nominet EPP

(coming soon)

OpenSRS

At OpenSRS:

Login to your OpenSRS reseller account.

If you don't know or don't have a private key already, click Generate New Private Key. Copy the Private Key generated for configuration of the AWBS Opensrs module.

Click Add IPs for Script/API Access. Add your server's main IP address for API access and save.

Click Renewal Management. It is recommended to disable all user domain renewal notices in your OpenSRS account. AWBS sends renewal notice emails.

In AWBS:

Configuration >> Module Setup

Set Opensrs to Active in the Domain Registrars section.

Click the Save Changes button.

Configuration >> Registrar Setup

In the Opensrs row, click the icon to edit.

Registrar Name: Opensrs (do not edit this field)

Username: Enter your Opensrs reseller account username

Private Key: Enter the private key you generated in your Opensrs reseller account.

Secure Mode: True or False (True is recoomended)

Test Mode: True or False (True for testing, False for live system)

Live URL: rr-n1-tor.opensrs.net

Test URL: horizon.opensrs.net

Backorder URL: Enter your affilate link for backordering domains if applicable

Allow Feature Select In Cart: Leave unchecked, this setting is not applicable to the Opensrs module.

Nameserver1: through Nameserver4: Enter default nameservers for new registrations. Minimum 2 maximum 4 nameservers. Enter only registered nameservers.

Note: Opensrs test system nameservers: ns1.domaindirect.com ns2.domaindirect.com

Configuration >> TLD Config

Set all TLDs you will offer through your Opensrs reseller account to Opensrs in the registrar column.

Note: OpenSRS uses port 55443, if you run a firewall and are having trouble connecting, open port 55443 in your firewall and flush out your cached rules.

ResellerClub

Contact Resellerclub support to obtain a test account. Use your test account information during testing while the AWBS Resellerclub registrar module is in test mode. Use your real reseller account information in the AWBS Resellerclub module while in live mode.

In AWBS, login to your AWBS site as super admin. Go to the Module Setup page and ensure the Resellerclub registrar module is enabled.

Go to the registrar setup area and click the icon next to Resellerclub to enter the Resellerclub configuration page.

Enter your Resellerclub reseller account username (email address) and the password.

Set test mode to True while testing, set to False when going live.

Set a backorder URL if you have a backorder affiliate link for backordering domain names.

Parent ID: You can find the Parent ID by logging in to your Resellerclub account. Go to settings, personal information, primary profile.

Lang Pref: Set your language preference. Use lower case two letter language code.

Role: reseller

Enter at least 2 nameservers to be used for new domain registrations by default. Note: use ns1.directi.com and ns2.directi.com when in test mode.

If you get an error when processing Resellerclub orders, use debug mode to view full return from the Resellerclub system. The full return will help guide you to the problem.

ResellOne Configuration

At ResellOne:

Login to your ResellOne reseller account. If you don't know or don't have a private key already, click Generate New Private Key. Copy the Private Key generated for configuration of the AWBS ResellOne module.

Click Add IPs for Script/API Access. Add your server's main IP address for API access and save.

Click Renewal Management. It is recommended to disable all user domain renewal notices in your ResellOne account. AWBS sends renewal notice emails.

In AWBS:

Configuration >> Module Setup

Set ResellOne to Active in the Domain Registrars section.

Click the Save Changes button.

Configuration >> Registrar Setup

In the ResellOne row, click the icon to edit.

Registrar Name: ResellOne (do not edit this field) Username: Enter your ResellOne reseller account username Private Key: Enter the private key you generated in your ResellOne reseller account. Secure Mode: True or False (True is recoomended) Test Mode: True or False (Set to False, ResellOne does not have a test environment) Live URL: resellers.resellone.net Test URL: not applicable Backorder URL: Enter your affilate link for backordering domains if applicable Allow Feature Select In Cart: Leave unchecked, this setting is not applicable to the ResellOne module.

Nameserver1: through Nameserver4: Enter default nameservers for new registrations. Minimum 2 maximum 4 nameservers. Enter only registered nameservers.

Configuration >> TLD Config

Set all TLDs you will offer through your ResellOne reseller account to ResellOne in the registrar column.

Note: ResellOne uses port 52443, if you run a firewall and are having trouble connecting, open port 52443 in your firewall and flush out your cached rules. This is OUTGOING traffic.

TLD Config

In the TLD Config page of the AWBS configuration area, you will setup the registrar to be used for each tld you offer as well as the whois server that will be used for the domain availability lookups for domain sales. (not used on the whois.php page of your AWBS site)

Note: You must have already enabled the domain registrar modules you will be using in the Module Setup page.

Select the registrar you will use for each TLD.

Enter the whois server to be used for the availability checks. You must use the responsible registry's whois server and the correct Match String their system uses. Note: port 43 outgoing needs to be open on your server in order for the communication to the whois servers to function.

Whois server options:

1. For some registrars, you have the option to use the registrar's API to check for domain availability.

eNom
IRRP
OpenSRS
ResellOne

To use the API for domain lookups enter the appropriate of the following into the whois server field for each tld you wish to use it.

enom
irrp
opensrs
resellone

The response strings are not required if using the API for lookups.

Note: Using the API lookups will be more accurate than the various whois servers, however it takes longer for the results. If you offer many tlds, you may want to use this feature only for the most popular ones to keep the process quick enough and avoid apache/IIS timeouts.

Whois Server Listing

2. For TLDs that only have an html based whois server;

Enter the full URL with required parameter(s) of the whois page into the Whois Server column/field.

Example: http://www.ipwebgroup.gr/gr/whois.php?domainName=

Enter the correct Match String.

Example: Domain does not exist

TLD Setup/Pricing

On this page you will configure your TLD availability in years and for registration, renewals and transfers as well as the retail pricing and postition they display on the home page and domain name page.

Enter the tld's in format 'com', not '.com'. (NO BEGINNING DOT)

Only check the renew and transfer boxes according to availability at your configured registrar for each tld. (This may vary depending on the registrar used.)

Be sure the minimum years are set lower than the maximum. Make sure the maximum years are not higher than offered by the registrar. (This will vary depending on the registrar used.)

Check the 'Free Option' checkbox if you are offering a free domain name with any hosting plans for all tlds that will be free. The free option will give the domain name free with the initial hosting order only (future domain renewals will not be free).

Use the 'pos' column to set the position of the tlds on your domain availability checkbox on the index and check.php pages of the site. Number them in the order you wish them to appear starting at 0.

Note: All tlds with pos setting of 0 will rank the same and then be ordered via their row numbers in the database.

Click the Edit Pricing link by each TLD to setup pricing for each term. Note: prices are total for that number of years

Domain Name Options

Allowing discounts will enable discounts to be set on a per user basis by the AWBS administrator. Disabling discounts here will override any settings in the user accounts.

Options:

Allow discounts for registrations and renewals: (True - False)

Allow discounts for transfers: (True - False)

You may specify your word search's here as well. Once you have the wordsearch filled in, Be sure to check either "Suffix or Prefix) This will create the other suggested domain names on the domain name registration page when customers are looking for domain name availability.

For Sale System

Activate the For Sale System in the AWBS Configuration, system options page.

Configure your For Sale categories in the AWBS Configuration, For Sale System page.

This allows you to configure the various different categories that a domain displayed in on the domains for sale page of your site.

The for sale system will allow users to place their domain name for sale. The system will produce a form for perspective buyers to contact the owner without giving any information on the owner.

The domain owner will receive the form results with the purchase offer or request for a price via email (the email address configured in the user's profile).

Users can place any of their domains for sale or remove them at any time. They can choose the category they would like the domain displayed in.

In the user's domain management area, each domain will show the 'S' icon if it is currently not for sale and the 'FS' icon if it is for sale.

They can click on the 'S' icon to place the domain for sale.

IDN

IDN orders are taken via this link;
http://[your_awbs_url]/check.php?isidn=1

Domain Push Feature

Your AWBS members (customers) have the option to push a domain name to another account.

To push a domain name to another account in the system, login to the user account and proceed to the domain list (manage domains link on member menu).
Click the M icon next to the domain name you want to push.
Click the link that says: Push to Another Account
Enter the username of the account you want to push the domain name to.
Enter a new password, something not used anywhere else.
Click the Submit button.

Now give the password you used to the owner of the account you have pushed to. The next time that user logs in, he/she will have a message to retrieve the domain name. They will have to enter the correct password at that time and have a domain profile.

Notes:
1. When a domain name is retrieved, the new owner's default domain profile will be used to update the whois contact info for that domain name.
2. Domains with hosting services cannot be pushed, customers will need to contact you to move those domain names.
3. Domains moved (assigned to a new user) in the domain manager of the admin area do not get any new contact information.
4. Some registrar modules do not support this feature due to the manner in which domain contact information is edited.
5. Some tlds are exempt from this feature due to their special transfer and ownership change rules.