Web Site Transfer Guide

Select Your Hosting Plan

If you don't already have a FastVirtual account, first create your account. This simply involves entering a username and password for control panel access and providing your contact information.

Once you've created your account, log in and add your preferred web web hosting plan. This will be immediately activated and listed as an active service in your control panel.

Upload Your Web Site

Check your control panel for the IP address of your new hosting plan and use this IP address to upload your web site.

Use your favorite FTP program to upload your site. Enter your IP address as the FTP host and your account username/password for authentication.

If you created your web site using Microsoft FrontPage, you should first enable FrontPage extensions from your account control panel. Allow five minutes for the extensions to become active, then upload your web site using the FrontPage "Publish" facility. Enter the IP address as the publish destination (http://youripaddress/) and enter your account username and password when prompted for authentication.

Once you've finished uploading your web site, point your web browser to your IP address (http://youripaddress/) and confirm everything works correctly.

Point Your Domain Name

If you registered your domain name through FastVirtual, our name servers were specified by default. If you previously changed this entry to point to another hosting provider, simply log in to your control panel and update your domain name DNS entry to point to our name servers as follows:

• Primary DNS: NS1.FASTVIRTUAL.COM (72.1.32.185)
• Secondary DNS: NS2.FASTVIRTUAL.COM (54.82.141.168)

If you registered your domain name through another registrar, the process is likely to be similar, although you should see your registrar's web site for specific instructions.

Once the DNS change has filtered through the Internet (usually within 24 hours for domain names registered through FastVirtual) the transfer will be be complete. In the interim your web site will continue to load from your previous hosting provider, ensuring an uninterrupted service for your visitors.