When you want to forward your domain, Network Solutions provides basic support. However, essential features like HTTPS and Analytics are missing.
When you set up a redirect at Network Solutions, you need to manage the security of both domains yourself, as there’s no automatic installation of an SSL certificate. This can result in SSL errors when visiting the domain via HTTPS.
So, how do you secure your site with HTTPS when using Network Solutions?
RedirHub can handle this effortlessly. RedirHub automatically installs and manages the SSL certificates on your website, ensuring your security is always up to date. Plus, with RedirHub, redirecting your apex domain to the www version of your domain is done in a few clicks.
Follow these steps to set this up:
Step 1: Create a RedirHub account
Get started by creating an account: RedirHub Registration.
Step 2: Add your domain to RedirHub
Add the domain you wish to redirect. For our example, we have a domain with Network Solutions ‘redirhub-example-network-solutions.xyz’. Add the domain to the ‘Redirect from’ field. We recommend adding both www and the apex (non-www) versions.
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Step 3: Navigate to Network Solutions
To allow redirecting via RedirHub, we need to make a one-time DNS change at Network Solutions.
Log in with your Network Solutions credentials and from your Dashboard, click on ‘Domain Name’.
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Click on ‘Advanced Tools’ to open this panel.
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Remove existing Web Forwarding (optionally)
If you have already enabled Web Forwarding, remove it first.
Click on ‘Manage’ next to Web Forwarding.
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Click on the ‘Pencil icon’.
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Click on ‘Delete’ and confirm your action by clicking on ‘Delete’.
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Save your changes by clicking on ‘Save’.
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Step 4: Changing the DNS
We are now ready to change the DNS. From the Advanced Tools segment, click on ‘Manage’ next to Advanced DNS Records.
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You will see a screen that looks something like this. The records defined may be different.
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Before adding the correct DNS records, make sure any existing A record for ‘www’ and ‘@’ are removed.
Then add the following records:
Record with Type ‘A’ Name ‘@’ and Value ‘3.33.236.10’
Record with Type ‘CNAME’ Name ‘www’ and Value ‘edge.redirhub.com’
Your screen should now look like this:
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Step 5: DNS verification in RedirHub
The DNS changes have been made! This can take some time to propagate. In most cases, it should be done within a few hours, depending on the TTL set on those records.
RedirHub will automatically keep checking the DNS records. Once detected as correct, an SSL certificate will be automatically requested and installed.
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Closing: RedirHub is now set up with automatic HTTPS!
You’re all set! You’ve successfully set up RedirHub with Network Solutions. Your domain now has full HTTPS support and is redirecting via RedirHub. This means all your URLs will automatically redirect to the HTTPS version of your website. All your SSL certificates will be automatically renewed, ensuring your website’s security is always up to date!
Optional: redirect all pages to the apex or www version of your website
After setting everything up, consider optimizing your redirects. You can redirect all pages from your apex domain (also known as the naked or root domain) to the www version of your domain, or vice versa. For more details, check our support page.
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