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1.1 Edit Domain Info.

Step 1: Purchase your Domain Name

 Step 2: Setup a CNAME for Your Domain Name

 Step 3: Add Your Domain in the Agent Website Administration Tool

 

NOTE: If you have another domain name with another registrar, please refer to your registrar's instructions on creating a CNAME and then go directly to Step 3.

 

Step 1: Purchase your Domain Name

  1. Click the Purchase a new domain name button. 

A new browser window will apear.

  1. Enter the name for the domain you want to purchase in the Start a Domain Name Search Here field and then click the Go button to the right. 

           Hint:  For tips on purchasing a good domain name - CLICK HERE.

If your domain name is available, a message will appear at the top of the screen indicating its availability and the tool will provide additional options for domain names that are available.

If your domain name is not available, a message will appear at the top of the screen indicating its unavailability and the tool will provide additional options for domain names that are available.  Repeat step 2 until you are able to secure an available domain name.

  1. Click the Continue button at the bottom of the screen to continue with your domain name purchase.  The Domain Registration Information screen will appear.
  1. Complete the required fields as indicated by the asterisk to the right of each required field and the click the Continue button.

  1. Verify your contact information is correct and then click the Continue button to complete your domain name purchase.  NOTE: The contact information you enter here will be also displayed to the public. .

  1. Select your domain registration preferences, your preferred type of registration, and your checkout preference (located in the corresponding sections) and then click the Continue button.

  1. Review your shopping cart, select your payment method, click on the appropriate terms and condition checkboxes, and then click the Checkout Now button.

  1. Complete the New Account Login Information agree to the Terms and Conditions and click the Continue with Checkout button.

  1. Complete the required fields of your billing information and then click the Continue with Checkout button.

After the order is processed, you will receive your customer number and order number. These numbers will also be sent to the email you input in #2 above.

 

 

NOTE: After the setup is initially configured, there might be a 15 - 30 minute delay until it is activated.

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Step 2:Configure Domain Information in KWDomainStore.com Tool

A. Setup a CNAME (Alias) for Your Domain Name

 

After you have purchased a domain name, you must setup a CNAME. A CNAME allows you to maintain your domain name in the website address bar as opposed to the yourKWAgent.com URL.

  1. Click on the My Account link from within the KW Domain Name Purchasing Tool and then enter the UserID and Password you created in #6 above.  If you have forgotten your Login name and Password, you can use the Forgot Your Password? link below.

  1. Under Products, then under Domains, Click on Domain Manager on the left sidbar

  1. Click the Domain Name link to open the Domain Details screen.

 

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  1. Click the Total DNS Controls and MX Records link in the bottom of the blue shaded area.

 

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    The CNAME Records screen will appear.

5.  Click on the Edit icon located in the Actions column of the 'www' CNAME Host record.

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6.  Add your yourkwagent.com domain name (see section 2.4 Edit Site Info, then sitename in the KW Agent Website Admin Tool) to the Points to host name field and click OK.

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B. Forward Your Domain to Your New CNAME (Alias)

 

This last configuration step is important in case someone types in your domain name without the ‘www’ in front of it.

 

  1. Click on the Domains’ tab to go back to your domains list.

 

 

 

  1. Click the Forward  button, then select Forward Domain to access the forwarding options.

 

 

  1. Forward your domain name (A-Record) to your new CNAME (Alias) and check the box next to 'Update my DNS Settings to Support This Change". Click OK to save your changes.

 

In this example illustrated in the image below, we are forwarding http://agentdomainname.com, the domain name (A-Record), to the CNAME (Alias) http://WWW.agentdomainname.com.

NOTE - Do not select 'Forward with Masking' under Advanced Options

 

 

MULTIPLE DOMAIN NAMES - If you purchase more than one domain name through our tool, the CNAME record (Alias) can only be used on the one domain name. Normally, it's the domain you choose brand for your business. Forward the rest of your domains (as outlined in 2 & 3 above) to your CNAME (Alias).

 

 

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Step 3: Add Your Domain in the KW Agent Website Administration Tool

 

You're almost done.  Please log into the MyKW.kw.com, Select Technology and then open the Agent Website Adminsitration Tool if it isn't already open.

  1. Add your new (or existing) domain name to section 1.1 of the Agent Website Administration Tool.  Hint: this is the domain name you purchased in the KW Domain Name tool. Be sure to include 'www' at the beginning.

NOTE: For more information about what a CNAME Record is, Click Here.

  1. Click the Save button to save your information. Make sure the Save Successful message displays on the screen when your domain infomration is successfully saved.
  1. Click the Next 1.2 button to go to the next page of the Agent Website Administration Tool.

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Click on the the left navigation links to go directly to the next section of your choice.

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