Changing your domain name from an IP address to a QOP address in preperation for a server move


If your domain name points to a QOP web server IP address, you must take the following action, prefereably at the end of a working day.

1) Login to your domain name provider eg. 123 Reg, 1and1, Fasthosts.
2) Select the domain that you wish to re-point (example below)

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3) Access the domain name settings (DNS)

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4) Locate the area that shows a A record pointing to the QOP server IP address and change from:

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to the www.companyname.quickorder.uk.com. address that has been supplied to you on email by PromoServe Business Systems. NOTE: you must include the full stop at the end of the address in the record
Example below:

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5) Save the alteration to the record. Your site will not go offline when you do this, if it does then an action has been completed incorrectly, please review the steps above again and if you are still having problems contact your domain name provider.