Changes between Version 15 and Version 16 of setup_dedicated_ip


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May 17, 2011, 3:17:40 PM (10 years ago)
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Jamie McClelland
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    4545 * Modify the DNS records via the [https://members.mayfirst.org/cp members control panel] (DNS service).
    46   * Change the IP address of the A records to the new IP (usually this would just be, in the example above, summup.org and www.summup.org). The SSL certificate will typically only apply to these domains - so you don't want to change the IP address of, for example, summup.mayfirst.org.
     46  * Choose the canonical domain for your IP address (i.e. a single domain that will be returned if someone queries a DNS server to find out which domain name is assigned to your IP address). For example, you could use summup.org as the canonical domain.
     47  * Change the IP address AND DNS type for the canonical domain. The IP address should be changed to your new IP address. The DNS type should be changed to HOST (from A).
    4748 * If you want to use the IP address with an SSL certificate, the following additional steps are need and can be made via the [https://members.mayfirst.org/cp members control panel].
    4849  * [wiki:get_security_certificate Get a security certificate].