Domain Names with Ikaros Web Hosting

Inside the Control Panel there’s a point & click domain name administration interface with heaps of controls for managing several domain names at the same time. You will be able to quickly set up subdomain names, redirect web sites, modify the name servers and the WHOIS records associated with a domain name, specify custom DNS resource records and even more.

Aside from the standard domain name controls, in the Domain Manager you’ll also find an option to hide your domain name registration info by using the ID protection option and also to secure your shopping portal’s financial transactions with traditional or wildcard SSL certificates.

Via your Control Panel, you can effortlessly secure the WHOIS information pertaining to your domain name, which, by default, is visible on the web for everybody to see. You just have to request the ID protection functionality to be enabled for your domain and your personal details, including your name, e–mail and home address, will be instantaneously substituted with fictional details.

This service is available with most of the universal and country–specific domain name extensions offered on our web site.

From the Custom DNS section of the Domain Manager, you’ll be able to change various types of DNS records for your domains, including A, AAAA, MX, NS, SRV, CNAME and TXT resource records. Setting a new record is incredibly easy. You just have to choose a domain and fill in the resource record that you want. Any modification you make will be reflected live within just 24 hours. If you want to recover the former DNS resource record value, simply click on the Revert button.

The Custom DNS section also features a GeoIP location tool, which enables you to redirect visitors from a certain geographic region to a specific language version of your website.

From our Domain Manager, you’ll be able to effortlessly administer multiple domain names from just one place. You’ll acquire access to a rich array of DNS controls and will also be able to make modifications to numerous domains simultaneously.

Furthermore, in the event that you also have a cloud hosting account with Ikaros Web Hosting, you’ll be able to manage both your domains and your websites from a single location.

In case you’ve got a web shop, which accepts payments, it’s compulsory for you to offer your clients a protected payment info submission page. And this is precisely where SSL certificates can come in real handy – they encode the connection between your site and the customer. Often, you need to go to a 3rd–party provider to obtain an SSL certificate. That is not the situation with Ikaros Web Hosting.

With us, you will be able to request a traditional SSL certificate or even a wildcard SSL certificate straight from your Control Panel.

Using the GeoIP location tool integrated into the Domain Manager, you can point a certain language version of your web site to a particular geographical market. It offers a simple point ’n’ click interface where you don’t need to fill any code. Just type in the country of origin of your prospective visitors plus the URL that you’d like to load for those visitors.

For example, if you have a German version of your site at de.your–site.com, you ought to type it in the URL field and then select Germany as a target market. In this way, every time a visitor coming from Germany opens your web site, they will see de.your–site.com and not your–site.com.

With Ikaros Web Hosting, you will be able to easily protect your domain name from being taken away without your permission by "locking" it at your present domain name registrar. This won’t affect the way the domain name works in any way, but will immediately block all domain transfer requests.

In case you have to transfer your domain name, you can just unlock it. Locking and unlocking a domain name is extremely easy and involves only one mouse click.