Hosted Web Sites

If you are requesting a DNS to reference a server that you do not administer, you will need to coordinate your efforts with the administrator of that system. Once submitted, the DNS request form will forward the information to the appropriate system administrator.

To Request a DNS alias (a.k.a. Vanity DNS) for your hosted web site please visit the web site DNS request.

Vanity DNS is offered to University departments, but is not available for RSO sites.

Note: If you do not have web hosting yet please visit our web hosting comparison chart. Some hosting services will let you request a DNS name for your website as part of the web hosting request process. Other types of hosting services will require that you set up the hosting first and then submit a domain name request.

Workstations

If you use remote desktop functionality with your workstation, you may want to request a dns name to make it easier to remember. It is also useful if you are on an IP network where the IP numbers change periodically.

To Request a domain name please reference the U of A Network Subnets to determine if you are in a building with the new network registration system.  If you are in any of the buildings listing "New System" under Network Registration System, you should be using the new system.

New DHCP System

1. Before you request a DNS entry in the new Network Registration System, please note that all entries in the new system automatically have preassigned DNS entries. You may view the hosts registered to you and their preassigned DNS entries by visiting the U of A Network Registration Page.
2. If you wish to have a vanity DNS name, go to the DNS Request Page, and fill out the requested information.

Old DHCP System

1. Log into the Domain Name Registration Form to request a DNS name.
2. After the DNS entry has been requested, you will be notified of the status.

Printers

It is strongly recommended by IT Services that printers be referenced by DNS alias rather than a direct IP number. This is critical on networks using the Network Registration System and will save a considerable amount of work in the future for networks that have not been moved to that system. By using a DNS alias the printer can be moved to another network location and will on require a minor change to the DNS versus having to redefine the printer's address on every workstation connected to it.

To Request a domain name please reference the U of A Network Subnets to determine if you are in a building with the new network registration system.  If you are in any of the buildings listing "New System" under Network Registration System, you should be using the new system.

New DHCP System

1. Before you request a DNS entry in the new Network Registration System, please note that all entries in the new system automatically have preassigned DNS entries. You may view the hosts registered to you and their preassigned DNS entries by visiting the U of A Network Registration Page.
2. If you wish to have a vanity DNS name, go to the DNS Request Page, and fill out the requested information.

Old DHCP System

1. Log into the Domain Name Registration Form to request a DNS name.
2. After the DNS entry has been requested, you will be notified of the status.

Transfer of existing Domain Names

If you wish to transfer an existing domain name to a new device, please go to AskIT and create a case where you explain that you wish to make a domain name transfer and provide the ethernet addresses of the device you are transferring the domain from and the device you are transferring the domain to.

Other Request Types

If the type of DNS request that you are looking for does not fall into one of the previous three categories please go to AskIT and create a new case.