Once your Virtual Name Server is setup, you can register domain names with your Virtual Name Server information. Thus when your customers perform a domain name lookup (via whois or other methods), they will see your Name Server information (e.g. ns1.yournameserver.net and ns2.yournameserver.net) not iServer's.

Once your Virtual Name Server is configured we will use that information when registering additional domain names for new or existing Virtual Servers with InterNIC (if applicable). In order to change the DNS information for the domain names you have registered prior to receiving a Virtual Name Server, you will need to manually modify the information directly with InterNIC or the applicable domain name registry. Before modifying existing domains with InterNIC you may need to submit the HOST REGISTRATION TEMPLATE to InterNIC directly for each Name Server you wish to register. Once the forms are processed by InterNIC you will be able to modify existing domains to refer to your registered Name Server.

Please Note: Since a Virtual Name Server is not an actual Name Server, rather it is an alias, you will not be able to perform your own DNS entries. Hence, even with a Virtual Name Server you will still need to make DNS changes and add subhosts through iServer and pay the applicable set up fees.

Qualifying for a Virtual Name Server
The Virtual Name Server product is only available to qualified iServer Resellers. If you are an iServer Reseller, you can order a Virtual Name Server if:

1. you are an iServer Reseller in good standing, including current billing.

2. you have a registered domain name which you would like to use as the root domain for the Virtual Name Server (e.g. your-domain.name). Any domain you have currently registered can be used.

Price for Virtual Name Server
The Virtual Name Server is made available for a $495 one-time setup fee. The iServer Reseller Discount (30-50%) will apply toward the Virtual Name Server setup fee. There is no monthly recurring charge for the Virtual Name Server.

Ordering a Virtual Name Server
If you qualify for a Virtual Name Server, you can order by using the Virtual Name Server Order Wizard in the Existing Resellers Section of the Verio Web Hosting Order Submissions Wizards. The Virtual Name Server Wizard will walk you through the order process step by step, gathering the necessary information required to set up a Virtual Name Server. The information includes the root domain name you wish to use (e.g. your-domain.name) and the primary and secondary host name prefixes (i.e. ns1 and ns2). You will also be asked to specify a NIC Handle which will be used as the Technical Contact in the domain name registration process. Once you order your Virtual Name Server, it should be configured within 2 to 3 business days.