You will probably want a primary domain name associated
with your VPS v2 Virtual Server. You can either register a new domain name or transfer an
existing domain name.
Registering a New Domain Name
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If you added a new domain name and requested that Enetrics Communicationsregister that domain name for you and you agreed to use our name servers to
resolve this domain, then you only have to wait for the domain name to resolve.
(This is the default option.)
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If you added a new domain name and requested that Enetrics Communications register
that domain for you but you did not select our name servers, then you are
responsible for having your domain correctly added to those name servers.
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If you added a new domain name but requested that Enetrics Communications not
register the domain name, then you will need to choose an Accredited Registrar
( http://www.icann.org/registrars/accredited-list.html)
and supply that registrar with the following information about our name
servers:
Nameserver 1 hostname: NS1.BESTSERVER.NET
Nameserver 1 IP address: 192.220.124.26
Nameserver 2 hostname: NS2.BESTSERVER.NET
Nameserver 2 IP address: 192.220.125.26
Transferring an Existing Domain Name
If you have already registered a domain name and simply need
to have it transferred to your VPS v2 Virtual Server, and then login to your account interface,
navigate to the account plan you wish to transfer the domain, select the
domains from the domain list in the reporting menu.
Step 2: Connect to your VPS v2 Virtual Server.
There are four common ways you can use to connect to the VPS v2 Virtual Server
using Secure Shell (SSH), Telnet, FTP, and iManager. SSH and Telnet provide a
command line interface. iManager and FTP are typically used as graphical user
interfaces, although ftp can also be used in the command line.
SSH<
You will need an SSH client for your local computer. The
following example of an SSH connection uses SecureCRT. Your SSH client
connection may vary. Click Help in your
SSH program for further assistance. We recommend one from Van Dyke Technologies named SecureCRT (http://www.vandyke.com). Instructions to setup SecureCRT:
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Open the SecureCRT program. The “not connected” SecureCRT window
appears.
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Click File and Quick Connect. The Quick Connect box appears on
top of the SecureCRT window.
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Select ssh1 from the Protocol drop-down
list.
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Type your login name and your domain name in the Hostname text box and
leave the Port text box as it is.
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Type your login name in the Username text box.
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Select an encryption code from the Cipher drop-down list.
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Select Password from the Authentication
drop-down list if it does not appear by default.
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Check Show Quick Connect on Startup;
then click Connect. The Password window
appears.
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Type your password and click Connect.
You are now connected to your VPS v2 Virtual Server in an encrypted shell session. This command
line processes UNIX commands.
Telnet
Almost all operating systems come with Telnet
pre-installed.
Note: Telnet is
configured to refuse any connection attempt using root access. Telnet is not
secure; Secure Shell (SSH) is strongly recommended.
The following example of Telnet connection to your VPS v2 Virtual Server
uses Microsoft® Windows®.
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On the Windows Taskbar, click Start,
Run. The Run Window appears.
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Type telnet your_company.com and
click OK. Replace your_company.com with
your domain name. The Telnet session window appears.
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Type your Login ID and press Enter.
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Type your password and press Enter.
Your local computer is now connected to the VPS v2 Virtual Server in a shell session. This
command line processes UNIX commands.
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To close Telnet, type logout and press Enter.
Some Telnet commands:
The following table lists some commonly used Telnet
commands.
|
Command |
Description |
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open [hostname] |
Connects to Telnet at the Telnet prompt |
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crtl-d |
goes back to the Telnet prompt without ending the session |
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quit, exit, done, logout |
Quits the Telnet session |
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close |
Closes the connection to the Telnet site. |
|
ctrl-] |
Returns to the Telnet prompt. |
|
z |
Temporarily suspends a telnet session. |
|
fg |
Resumes the use of Telnet. |
iManager
iManager is a Web based user-friendly graphical interface
we developed to help you quickly manage users and files. If you installed it
during the order process, you only need to connect. See the following sections:
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iManager
- describes iManager and its wizards (See also Chapter 2)
Connecting to iManager
To connect:
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Open a browser and go to http://your_company.com/imanager/. Replace
your_company.com with your own domain.
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When the iManager login window appears, type your username and password.
FTP
The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) works in a graphical
program or in the command line, to copy files between remote computers on the
Internet. Your computer needs an FTP client program installed on it in order to
work with your server.
Using a Graphical FTP Client
The typical FTP program displays a directory of the local
computer in the left pane and a directory of the remote computer in the right
pane. Click Help as needed.
Open the FTP program and type the hostname or IP, and your
VPS v2 Virtual Server username and password.
Browse through the directory on the source computer to
find the files to transfer to the destination computer. Arrows indicate the
direction of the file transfer. File transfer is bi-directional; click the
arrow to reverse transfer direction.
Using Command Line FTP
Microsoft Windows comes with a command line ftp client. To
connect:
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In Windows, click Start, Run.
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Type ftp [options] [hostname] or your_company.com and click OK.
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Type your username and password.
FTP Commands
The following table lists some commonly used FTP commands.
|
Command |
Description |
|
ascii |
Sets the file transfer type to network ASCII. |
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binary |
Sets the file transfer type to support binary files. |
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bye or quit |
Terminates the FTP remote session and exits FTP. |
|
cd remote-directory |
Changes the working directory on the remote computer to
remote-directory. |
|
delete remote-file |
Deletes the file on the remote computer. |
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dir or ls remote-dir |
Prints a directory contents list in the remote directory,
if a remote directory is specified. |
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get remotefile localfile |
Retrieves the remote file and stores it on the local
computer. If the local file name is not specified, it is given the same name
it has on the remote computer. |
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help |
Prints an informative message about the meaning of the
command. |
Now that you know how to use FTP, see Step 4 before
proceeding.
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