Use Dynadot's Name Servers setting to delegate a registered domain to the Nabtech DNS service assigned to your account. This is different from editing individual records in Dynadot DNS.
IN THIS ARTICLE
01 Prepare the destination
Obtain the correct Nabtech nameserver hostnames from your service details. Create or verify the destination zone and retain all required mail and verification records. If the domain uses a Dynadot website or email service you will keep, copy its required records into the new authoritative zone.
Export the current DNS and note the old nameservers. Review DNSSEC before a provider change so a parent DS does not refer to signing keys the new service will not use.
02 Update Dynadot
- Sign in and open My Domains > Manage Domains.
- Select the intended domain. For a batch, confirm every selected name belongs in the same migration.
- Open Action > DNS Settings.
- Choose Name Servers from the DNS page's top selection.
- Choose the option to enter new or existing nameservers, then enter the assigned hostnames. Use a saved set only after checking that it is the correct one.
- Select Save Name Server.
03 Verify the change
Check the stored list, then inspect public delegation and direct answers from the destination servers. Do not change records in Dynadot DNS expecting them to affect the domain after another provider becomes authoritative.
In Nabtech DNS Manager, confirm the domain is in the correct customer's account and the records match your migration plan. Test website and mail independently.
Why is the Dynadot nameserver change delayed or refused?
Cached delegation and records can differ between networks for a period after the registrar accepts the change. Use authoritative checks to distinguish a cache from a missing zone or incorrect record.
If Dynadot refuses the save, inspect the domain status, incomplete account settings and exact validation message. A nameserver host must be valid for the registry. Creating a private nameserver may require a separate glue-registration step.
For a large batch, start with a controlled domain and verify the result before changing the rest. A bulk DNS setting applies the selected choice to every checked domain.
Related articles
- Import DNS records from another provider
- Check DNS propagation and find the source of an old answer
- Enable DNSSEC and complete the DS-record setup
- Create private nameservers and the matching DNS records
- Change nameservers at NetEarthOne or a LogicBoxes-based registrar
- Change a 123 Reg domain to your assigned Nabtech nameservers