Creating a CNAME in cPanel/WHM | NetDNA Support

Creating a CNAME in cPanel:

Login to your domain’s cPanel and in the search box type “DNS ZONE”
One of, or two options will appear, “Simple DNS Zone Edito” and/or “Advanced DNS Zone Editor”
- If you select “Simple DNS Zone Editor”, follow these steps:
  - Select your domain name (if applicable)
  - Scroll down to the “Add a CNAME Record” box
  - In the “Name” field, enter the prefix/first part of your custom domain (cdn, netdna, or whatever you choose… do NOT enter “cdn.mydomaincom”, cPanel will auto-complete that for you.
  - In the “CNAME” box, add your temporary CDN domain “zone.company.netdna-cdn.com”, do NOT suffix it with a period/dot.
  - Click the “Add CNAME Record” button.
- If you select “Advanced DNS Zone Editor”, follow these steps:
  - Select your domain name (if applicable)
  - Scroll down to the “Add a Record” box
  - In the “Name” field, enter the prefix/first part of your custom domain (cdn, netdna, or whatever you choose… do NOT enter “cdn.mydomaincom”, cPanel will auto-complete that for you.
  - In the “TTL” box, add 14400 (4 hours).
  - In the “Type” drop-down menu, select “CNAME”
  - Click the “Add CNAME Record” button.
  - In the “CNAME” box, add your temporary CDN domain “zone.company.netdna-cdn.com”, do NOT suffix it with a period/dot.
  - Click the “Add Record” Button.

Creating a CNAME in WHM:

Login to your WHM (WebHostManager)
Go to “DNS Functions  Edit DNS Zone” or in the search box, type “Edit DNS Zone” and click to open the page
Select the Domain you wish to edit and click on “Edit”
Scroll down to “Add New Entries Below This Line”
In the first field, enter the prefix/first part of your custom domain (cdn, netdna, or whatever you choose… do NOT enter “cdn.mydomaincom”)
In the second field, you enter the TTL, usually 14400 as a default
In the drop-down menu, select “CNAME”
In the last box, add your temporary CDN domain “zone.company.netdna-cdn.com”, you MUST suffix it with a period/dot.
Scroll to the bottom and click “Save”