{"id":225,"date":"2020-02-12T10:37:04","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T10:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/support\/knowledge-base\/how-to-set-up-web-forwarding\/"},"modified":"2022-06-23T13:36:22","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T13:36:22","slug":"how-to-set-up-web-forwarding","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/support\/articles\/how-to-set-up-web-forwarding\/","title":{"rendered":"How to set up Web Forwarding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This guide will show you how to set up Web Forwarding on an\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/domain-names\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LCN domain<\/a>\u202fname with or without hosting attached to it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s&nbsp;get started\u2026&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"#WithoutWebHosting\">Setting up Web Forwarding on a Domain without Web hosting<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><li><a href=\"#WithWebHosting\">Setting up Web Forwarding on a Domain with Web hosting<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a name=\"WithoutWebHosting\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"setting-up-web-forwarding-on-a-domain-without-web-hosting\">Setting up Web Forwarding on a Domain without Web hosting&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Sign in to your\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/login.lcn.com\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LCN account<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"2\"><li>Click the\u202f<strong>Settings Cog<\/strong>&nbsp;for your domain that does not have hosting attached to it.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"3\"><li>Click&nbsp;<strong>Forwarding<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"4\"><li>Choose&nbsp;<strong>Web Forwarding<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"5\"><li>In the box type the URL you would like to forward to.&nbsp;Make sure to include&nbsp;http:\/\/ or https:\/\/ if the URL has an SSL.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"6\"><li>Choose the&nbsp;<strong>Forwarding Method.<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Keep domain name in address bar<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Will set up a Masked Forward. The forwarding address will remain in the URL bar.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>&#8220;Refresh&#8221; to forwarding URL<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<em>(Recommended)<\/em><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>Will change the URL to show the destination address.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"7\"><li>Choose the&nbsp;<strong>Redirect header&nbsp;<\/strong>if forwarding with&nbsp;<strong>&#8220;Refresh&#8221; to forwarding URL:<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Permanent (301)<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 For when&nbsp;your&nbsp;forward will be a permanent set up.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Temporary (302)&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211;&nbsp;For when&nbsp;your&nbsp;forward will be a&nbsp;temporary&nbsp;set up.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose&nbsp;if you would like to&nbsp;<strong>Display banner&nbsp;<\/strong>when choosing to&nbsp;<strong>Keep domain name in address bar.&nbsp;<\/strong>The banner will show those that have been forwarded&nbsp;by our forwarding service.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"8\"><li>Click&nbsp;<strong>Save<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"container row col-md-24 support-article panel panel-default panel-body\" style=\"background-color: #f6e9db; border-color: #ead9c7; border: 1px solid #ddd; border-radius: 4px; padding: 1% 2%; background-image: url('\/images\/my_account\/highlight.png'); background-position: left top; background-repeat: repeat-x;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\"><strong style=\"color: #e77600 !important; font-size: 18px;\">Please note:<\/strong>\u202fTo use web-forwarding, the DNS A records for your domain will need to point to the IP address:\u202f<strong>85.233.160.22<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong>\u202fOur guide will provide instructions on\u202fhow to edit your DNS settings found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/support\/articles\/how-to-create-an-a-aaaa-cname-or-txt-record\/\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s&nbsp;it!&nbsp;You\u2019ve&nbsp;enabled Web Forwarding on a domain without Web hosting!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to set up information for SEO purposes you will find this information under the&nbsp;<strong>Advanced Settings.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a name=\"WithWebHosting\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"web-forwarding-on-a-domain-with-web-hosting\">Web Forwarding on a Domain with Web hosting&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Sign in to your\u202f<strong>FTP account<\/strong>\u202ffor the domain name you would like to forward.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"container row col-md-24 support-article panel panel-default panel-body\" style=\"background-color: #f6e9db; border-color: #ead9c7; border: 1px solid #ddd; border-radius: 4px; padding: 1% 2%; background-image: url('\/images\/my_account\/highlight.png'); background-position: left top; background-repeat: repeat-x;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\"><strong style=\"color: #e77600 !important; font-size: 18px;\">Please note:<\/strong>\u202fIf you\u2019re unsure of how to do this, please refer to&nbsp;our\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/support\/articles\/how-to-upload-files-to-your-website-with-ftp\/\">how to upload files to your website with ftp<\/a>\u202fguide.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"2\"><li>Go to the\u202f<strong>\/www.domain.com\/web<\/strong>\u202fdirectory and find your\u202f<strong>.<\/strong><strong>htaccess<\/strong>\u202ffile.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"container row col-md-24 support-article panel panel-default panel-body\" style=\"background-color: #f6e9db; border-color: #ead9c7; border: 1px solid #ddd; border-radius: 4px; padding: 1% 2%; background-image: url('\/images\/my_account\/highlight.png'); background-position: left top; background-repeat: repeat-x;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\"><strong style=\"color: #e77600 !important; font-size: 18px;\">Please note:<\/strong>\u202fIf you do not currently have a .htaccess&nbsp;file, please refer to&nbsp;our\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcn.com\/support\/articles\/what-is-a-htaccess-file\/\">What is a .htaccess&nbsp;file<\/a>\u202fguide to learn how to create one.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"3\"><li>Right-click the .htaccess&nbsp;file and open it with a\u202f<strong>word editor<\/strong>\u202fsuch as\u202f<strong>Notepad<\/strong>\u202for\u202f<strong>Wordpad<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"4\"><li>Enter in the following text and\u202f<strong>Save<\/strong>\u202fthe changes&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Redirect 301 \/&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.example.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.example.com\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"container row col-md-24 support-article panel panel-default panel-body\" style=\"background-color: #f6e9db; border-color: #ead9c7; border: 1px solid #ddd; border-radius: 4px; padding: 1% 2%; background-image: url('\/images\/my_account\/highlight.png'); background-position: left top; background-repeat: repeat-x;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\"><strong style=\"color: #e77600 !important; font-size: 18px;\">Please Note:<\/strong>\u202fReplacing example.com with the appropriate domains.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<video width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" controls=\"\" loop=\"\" autoplay=\"\" muted=\"\"><source src=\"\/support\/articles\/attachment\/533\/inline\/original\/1484835272\/webforwardingwithhosting.mp4\">Your browser does not support the video tag.<\/video>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s&nbsp;it!&nbsp;You\u2019ve&nbsp;enabled Web Forwarding on a domain with Web hosting!&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This guide will show you how to set up Web Forwarding on an\u202fLCN domain\u202fname with or without hosting attached to it.&nbsp; Let\u2019s&nbsp;get started\u2026&nbsp; 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