Note: If you delegate your domain names to a different DNS host, our services, free or otherwise, will no longer be available. Additionally, you will not be able to manage your DNS records through your 1st Domains account. All DNS changes must be made through the new DNS host.
Name servers are a fundamental part of the Domain Name System (DNS), which is the system that translates user-friendly domain names into IP addresses that computers use to locate each other on the internet. Name servers are responsible for responding to DNS queries by providing the IP address associated with a domain name.
To change the Name Servers (DNS) for your domain name, follow these steps:
- Log in to your 1st Domains account and click on ‘Manage Domains & Services’.
- Select the domain name you wish to delegate from the list.
- Click on ‘Configure Name Servers’.
- Turn the Parking Status to ‘Off’ to enter the new Name Server information you have been provided by your new provider.
Please allow up to 24 hours for the DNS change to propagate.
However, you can switch back to us at any time. To change the name servers back to us, simply set the parking status to “On.” Alternatively, if you prefer to manually update the name servers, please use the following:
- ns1.1stdomains.net.nz
- ns2.1stdomains.net.nz
Delegating DNS away from 1st Domains will remove the ‘Manage Email Forwarders’, ‘Configure URL Redirection’, and ‘Manage DNS Zone Records’ links from the Domain Manager. To re-enable these services, you will need to park your domain name back with 1st Domains.