The NS, or Name Server records of a domain, indicate which servers handle the Domain Name System (DNS) records for it. Setting the name servers of a particular hosting provider for your domain is the simplest way to forward it to their system and all its sub-records will be handled on their end. This includes A (the IP address of the server/website), MX (mail server), TXT (free text), SRV (services), CNAME (forwarding), etc, so, in case you wish to change any one of these records, you are going to be able to do it by using their system. To put it differently, the NS records of a domain address point out the DNS servers which are authoritative for it, so when you attempt to open a web address, the DNS servers are contacted to obtain the DNS records of the domain name you are attempting to reach. This way the site you'll see is going to be retrieved from the right location. The name servers typically have a prefix “ns” or “dns” and each domain has at least two NS records. There is no practical difference between the two prefixes, so what type a web hosting provider will use depends exclusively on their preference.
NS Records in Cloud Hosting
The innovative Hepsia Control Panel, included with with our cloud hosting packages, allows you to manage the name servers of each and every domain name registered through us with only a couple of mouse clicks, so even when you have not had a web hosting plan or a domain name before, you will not encounter any troubles. The Domain Manager tool, which is a part of Hepsia, comes with a very user-friendly interface and it'll enable you to edit the NS records of any domain or even a number of domain names simultaneously. In addition we offer you the ability to set up child name servers dns1.your-domain.com and dns2.your-domain.com for every single domain address registered within the account just as easily and all you need for that is a pair of IP addresses - either ours, if you're going to use the child NS to forward the domain to the account on our cloud platform, or the ones of the third-party company if you'll use the new records to redirect the domain to their system. Unlike other companies, we do not charge additional for providing this additional DNS management service.
NS Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Our semi-dedicated server accounts are handled through Hepsia - an all-in-one tool with highly user-friendly interface, which will allow you to manage your domains effortlessly even when you have not used a hosting account or a domain in the past. Changing the NS records for each domain address registered using our company, viewing the existing ones and whether they are right or not as to point that domain to our cloud hosting platform is also quite easy and takes only a couple of mouse clicks. You are also going to be able to register child name servers under every one of your domain addresses as an element of the free DNS management services that we offer you with each and every plan and have ns1.your-domain.com and ns2.your-domain.com. The latter can be used for any domain address which you accommodate in the semi-dedicated account, so if you offer services to third-parties and host their web sites, using this feature will give you a lot more credibility as a business.