What is my IP address?
Your IP address, which is the location of your account, may be found within the control panel under Account > Summary > General > IP Address.
dns
How does DNS work?
Overview DNS maps a hostname (comprised of a domain name + optional subdomain, e.g. example.com or www.example.com) to an addressable machine (by IP address) somewhere on the Internet. DNS works by issuing multiple queries, recursively, until the machine address is resolved. Process Initial query Of a most trivial example, let’s assume a browser accesses http://example.com for…
Authorizing hostnames to handle e-mail
Overview A hostname, combination of optional subdomain and mandatory domain, may be configured to act as an e-mail domain, ie. receive e-mails on that host. These hostnames are added via Mail > Mail Routing. For any domain present there, the server will act as the final destination bypassing MX lookups. This will result in problems if…
Reducing DNS propagation time
In general, allow for 24 hours for DNS to fully propagate. This window may be reduced to 60 seconds or less following proper procedure. You need a fair understanding of DNS records and roughly 5 days to complete the process with minimal downtime. Steps Setup the account with Apis Networks, but keep your account opened with your…