Configuring DNS for goMobi accounts

September 8, 2011

DNS configuration instructions for OpenSRS goMobi accounts

Table of Contents
Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 3 Creating goMobi DNS records.............................................................................................. 4 Forwarding the root domain to goMobi........................................................................... 6

DNS configuration instructions for OpenSRS goMobi accounts

Introduction
OpenSRS maintains a system that can be used to have a goMobi site be seen at a particular web address such as m.example.com. This is accomplished through a system known as DNS which stands for Domain Name System and is used to return technical information about addresses a human is able to understand such as www.example.com. The most common use of DNS is to direct your computer to other computers on the Internet. Computers can only contact other computers if they know their network address number, and DNS is used to convert words to network addresses numbers. An example of DNS is seen when you use a web browser to view a website. When you type the address www.example.com into your web browser, the DNS system informs your computer that www.example.com has the network address 4.8.15.16. After this happens your computer understands it should contact the web server located at the network address 4.8.15.16 and request the web page. The root domain (example.com), as well as all variations of the domain name (www.example.com, mobile.example.com, and so on) can be forwarded to the goMobi site using the Domain Forwarding option in OpenSRSs DNS service. The instructions in this document will help you to configure the DNS settings for goMobi and to configure the OpenSRS forwarding service for the root domain.

DNS configuration instructions for OpenSRS goMobi accounts

Creating goMobi DNS records

In order to direct web browsers to the goMobi service, you must configure the DNS settings for the domain name to forward the goMobi hostname to the goMobi system. Note: In these steps the domain name example.com is used to represent the domain name you are using for goMobi. To create goMobi DNS records 1. Log in to the OpenSRS Control Panel. 2. Click Domain Manager 3. Enter the domain name in the text field, and then press the Enter key. Click the domain name. 4. In the Nameservers section, ensure that Nameserver Provider is set to Use Our Nameservers. If the Nameservers Provider is set to Use Your Own Nameservers, contact the administrators of those servers to set up the domain names DNS to use goMobi. The administrators may be your web hosting company. Important: Changing the Nameserver Provider will take the domain offline, and anything using the domain name on the Internet will stop working. This change may take up to 48 hours to propagate throughout the Internet. You can continue to follow these instructions; however, you may not be able to see your goMobi site until 48 hours have passed. For more information on configuring DNS, see the section Setting the DNS in the Publishing Manager Guide located at http://www.opensrs.com/site/resources/documentation/controlpanels#pu blishing. 5. Click SAVE NAMESERVER SETTINGS. Scroll to the DNS section..

DNS configuration instructions for OpenSRS goMobi accounts

6. In the text box next to ADD SUB-DOMAIN, enter the first portion of what you entered in the Mobile Domain section of your goMobi order. For instance, if you entered m.example.com as your Mobile Domain, enter m in this field.

7. Click ADD SUB-DOMAIN. 8. From the Add New Record drop-down list, choose CNAME Record. 9. In the Hostname text field, enter lb.gomobi.info

10.Click SAVE DNS SETTINGS. Your goMobi DNS setup is now complete. Remember that your goMobi site may not resolve until the DNS changes have propagated, which can take up to 48 hours.
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DNS configuration instructions for OpenSRS goMobi accounts

Forwarding the root domain to goMobi

If you want to forward the root domain name to the goMobi site (for instance, example.com instead of m.example.com) you need to add an additional record into the DNS configuration that will forward anything based on the domain name to the goMobi service. To forward the root domain to goMobi 1. Log in to the OpenSRS Control Panel. 2. Click Domain Manager. 3. Enter the domain name in the text field, and then press the Enter key. 4. Click the domain name. In the Nameservers section, ensure that Nameserver Provider is set to Use Our Nameservers. If the Nameservers Provider is set to Use Your Own Nameservers, contact the administrators of those servers to set up the domain names DNS to use goMobi. Important: Changing the Nameserver Provider will take the domain name, and anything using the domain name on the Internet will stop working. This change may take up to 48 hours to propagate throughout the Internet. You can continue to follow these instructions; however, you may not be able to see your goMobi site until 48 hours have passed. For more information on configuring DNS, see the section Setting the DNS in the Publishing Manager Guide located at http://www.opensrs.com/site/resources/documentation/controlpanels#pu blishing. 5. Click SAVE NAMESERVER SETTINGS.

DNS configuration instructions for OpenSRS goMobi accounts

6. Scroll to the DNS section. 7. From the Add New Record drop-down list, choose A Record. 8. Enter 64.99.64.37 in the IP Address field. 9. From the Add New Record drop-down list, choose Forward. 10.In the Destination URL field, enter what appeared in the Mobile Domain section when you placed your goMobi order. For instance, if that was m.example.com, enter http://m.example.com in this field.

DNS configuration instructions for OpenSRS goMobi accounts

In the ADD SUB-DOMAIN text box, enter an asterisk (*) and then click ADD SUB-DOMAIN. 11.Locate the row that displays an asterisk in front of your domain name. 12.From the Add New Record drop-down list, choose A Record. 13.Enter 64.99.64.37 in the IP Address field. 14.From the Add New Record drop-down list, choose Forward. 15.In the Destination URL field, enter what appeared in the Mobile Domain section when you placed your goMobi order. For instance, if that was m.example.com, enter http://m.example.com in this field. 16.Click SAVE DNS SETTINGS. Your domain name is now set up to forward all requests through the goMobi service.