## Transferring or Registering Domains in Parallels Business Automation - Standard

This section describes how to provide the automated renewing of domains registered elsewhere and added to the Parallels Business Automation - Standard with DNS hosting or as a domain pointer (without DNS hosting).

To provide the automated domain registration renewal, it is necessary to transfer a domain under one of Internet Registrars with plug-ins configured in Parallels Business Automation - Standard. In this case, a domain subscription is created, so a customer could pay a domain renewal order using the Parallels Business Automation - Standard billing system and renew a domain registration automatically, via one of Parallels Business Automation - Standard domain registration plug-ins.

The possible usage scenario for Register/Transfer of domains registered elsewhere is:

A customer adds a domain into Parallels Business Automation - Standard and states that this domain is registered at some registrar . At some moment, domain registration expires. Customer decides to renew it, but with the ability of further automated renewal using one of the Parallels Business Automation - Standard plug-ins. In this case, Provider registers a domain. The corresponding order is generated in Parallels Business Automation - Standard and Domain subscription is added. Transfer is performed similarly. After registration/transfer is finished, a domain starts being billed by prices set in corresponding hosting plan.

Registration or transfer can be performed automatically or manually, depending on a domain plug-in ability of automated domains registration. To make the Parallels Business Automation - Standard registration/transfer options more clear, we shortly describe the options mentioned in the the step-by-step procedures below:

- Request registrar for domain transfer/registration. In this case a domain transfer or registration request is automatically sent to the Registrar you want to transfer a domain to or register a domain at. This Registrar sends the whois query and defines the Registrar a domain is currently managed. After this the receiving Registrar requests the former Registrar whether a domain should be really transferred. After a domain transfer is agreed, a domain is rendered pending and transfer starts. A domain status in Parallels Business Automation - Standard becomes Transferring. At the same time, the Parallels Business Automation - Standard domain plug-in checks all the pending domains and requests a receiving Registrar (typically, once a day) about the transfer progress. As the transfer is finished, the domain status automatically becomes Registered in the Parallels Business Automation - Standard.
- Transfer/Register domain to your registrar account manually. In this case you should first log in to a Merchant Interface at a Registrar you want to transfer a domain to or register a domain at and manually perform all the operations necessary for transferring a domain under your Merchant Account. After this, you can go to the Parallels Business Automation - Standard Provider Control Center and select this option.

Note: Not all Registrars support automated domain registration/transfer. Please, clarify this issue with the Registrar you want to transfer a domain to before sending the domain transfer/registration request.

To register/transfer a domain:

1. Open the Service Director submenu on the left menu and select Domain Manager.
2. Click Domains on the Domain Manager submenu. The list of all domains appears on the screen.
3. Select a domain marked as 'Registered elsewhere' by clicking on its name.
4. Select the General Information tab within a domain properties.
5. Click the Register/Transfer button.
6. Select the further operation by setting the option button to one of the following:

- Register domain. To register a domain using one of the plug-ins configured in Parallels Business Automation - Standard. Select a Domain Registration hosting plan. Only the corresponding hosting plans are offered, i.e., with the corresponding TLD available.
- Transfer an existing domain. To transfer a domain. Select a Domain Registration hosting plan. Similarly to domain registration options, only the corresponding hosting plans are offered, i.e., with the corresponding TLD available and domain transfer allowed.

  Click the Next button.

For transfer, fill the following form:

Domain Properties

1. Review the hosting plan a domain will be billed by, check prices, check the Registrar. Note that a Registrar and transfer fee as well as domain renewal period after transfer are defined in hosting plan. If something is wrong, click Back and select another hosting plan.
2. To perform the transfer without charging the transfer fee, check the Do not charge customer for transfer box. In this case, the zero order will be generated and processed immediately. Renewal orders will be generated according to billing rates set in the hosting plan. To charge customer for transfer operation, leave this box clear.
3. Domain expiration date (including renewal period). You can set the domain subscription expiration period the same as an actual domain expiration at Registrar. This allows synchronizing domain registration periods at Registrar and in Parallels Business Automation - Standard, so that the next subscription renewal in Parallels Business Automation - Standard happens exactly after a domain expires at Registrar. Further renewal orders will be generated for the period set in a hosting plan for transferred domains renewal. Click the button to get the calendar and select the date.

   Transfer options

4. Select the transfer mode.
   - Set the option button to Request registrar for domain transfer/registration to perform the transfer/registration automatically.
   - Set the option button to Transfer domain to your registrar account manually if you would prefer to transfer a domain to your Reseller account at a Registrar manually.

   DNS information

   In the DNS information part of the form, you can specify where the domain zone is to be stored. To enable DNS hosting for the domain(s) leave the Do not host my domain in the Provider DNS, I will manage it manually elsewhere box clear. To disable DNS hosting, check this box and specify the name servers where the domain zone is to be stored.

5. Click the Next button. Set domain owner contacts:

   You can create your contacts (up to 10 for one account name) under Domain Manager > Setup > Contacts tab. All of the contacts created by you are included in the drop-down menus next to contacts' names.

   The number and names of contacts offered here may vary depending on a Registrar. The most typical set is Owner Contact, Administrative Contact, Billing Contact, and Technical Contact.

   To create a new contact, click the Create new button. A new contact will be available for selection for all contact types right after you save it.

   To create a new contact on the basis of an existing one, select a contact you want to base upon from the drop-down menu. The Create copy button activates. Click the Create copy button. The contact form appears. Adjust the contact data in the form and save changes. The new contact will be added with an new name ( the auto-incremented numeric prefix added to the name of contact).

6. Review the domain settings and if everything is correct, click the Finish button to confirm the domain transfer.

For registration, fill the following form:

Domain Properties

1. Review the hosting plan a domain will be billed by, check prices, check the Registrar. Note that a Registrar and subscription fee are defined in hosting plan. If something is wrong, click Back and select another hosting plan.
2. Select domain registration period from the Registration period drop-down menu.
3. To perform the domain registration without charging the domain registration fee, check the Do not charge customer for registration box. In this case, the zero order will be generated and processed immediately. Renewal orders will be generated according to billing rates set in the hosting plan. To charge customer for domain registration, leave this box clear.

   Registration options

4. Specify the order of domain registration by setting the option button to one of the following:
   - Request registrar for domain registration to perform the transfer/registration automatically.
   - Register domain to your registrar account manually if you would prefer to register a domain for your Reseller account at a Registrar manually.
5. Domain expiration date (including renewal period). Similarly as for transfer (see above), click the button to get the calendar and select the date.

   DNS information

   Set DNS hosting options similarly as for domain transfer (see above)

6. Click the Next button.
7. Set the domain owner contacts similarly as for domain transfer (see above).
8. Review the domain settings and if everything is correct, click the Finish button to confirm the domain registration.

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