Difference between revisions of "Domain Registration"

Revision as of 19:05, December 19, 2008

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.

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