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SSL 2 Year Refresh

In September 2020, web browsers implemented a limitation that an SSL certificate would not be considered secure if its duration is more than 12 months. There are two main reasons for this change. 1. It means that changes in security technology can be rolled out faster without having to revoke large amounts of SSL certificates, […]

Web Hosting migration FAQ

This FAQ is to provide answers to those frequently asked questions for customers previewing their site in advance of our web hosting migration. What is happening? At the start of September, we’ll be moving your website to an upgraded platform in our new UK data centre and providing you with a whole host of new […]

How to create an A, AAAA, CNAME or TXT record

This guide is to help LCN customers in creating or editing their an A, AAAA, CNAME or TXT record to connect their domain to services. To understand the difference in these records see our guide here.  Please Note: Changes in DNS with LCN will only take effect if you are using our nameservers. For more information on changing your nameservers see our guide here.  […]

How to set up Web Forwarding

This guide will show you how to set up Web Forwarding on an LCN domain name with or without hosting attached to it.  Let’s get started…  Setting up Web Forwarding on a Domain without Web hosting  Setting up Web Forwarding on a Domain with Web hosting  Setting up Web Forwarding on a Domain without Web hosting  Sign in […]

Understanding SMTP sending errors

Sometimes when sending an email, you may receive a mail delivery failure notification or bounceback and you may wonder to yourself, “why am I seeing this?”. This guide will cover some of the more common errors and provide an explanation of what might cause the error and any remedial steps you can take. Let’s get […]

How to edit your hosts file

First up, what is a hosts file? Well, put simply it’s your computer’s address book. This is used to map hostnames to IP addresses. Think of it a bit like the old telephone directories you’d use to search a name to get the phone number.  Whenever you put a website address in your web browser, […]

How to add a domain on Cloud hosting using cPanel

This guide will explain how to create domain accounts within the WHM control panel and how to access them using cPanel. To add a domain account to cPanel, you will first need to log in to the WHM control panel. Select ‘Create a New Account’, under the menu for ‘Account functions’. You will then need […]

How to add email addresses on Cloud hosting using Vesta control panel

This guide will explain how to add email addresses for domains on Cloud hosting using Vesta control panel. Setting up a domain for email in Vesta Login to your Vesta control panel Click on the ‘Mail’ option from the Vesta menu. Select the plus icon to add a mail domain and enter the domain name […]

How to create an SRV record

This guide will help LCN customers in how to create an SRV record. If you would like to understand the differences in DNS settings, you can find this here.  Let’s get started…  To create an SRV record first log in to your LCN Account.  Click on the domain you wish to update from your Control Panel.  Click DNS Settings  If this is […]

How to set up nameservers on Cloud hosting using cPanel

This guide will explain how to configure DNS servers within cPanel including how to register private nameservers for domains registered to your LCN.com account. For cloud hosting customers using the Vesta control panel, please click here for the relevant support guide. Let’s get started… If you want to manage DNS zones for your Cloud hosting […]