Registering Your Domain Name(s)

A domain name is your internet identity. It is the website address, or URL, that a user uses to access your website. A domain name can be any name followed by a .com, .net, or other extension. CogniLogic's domain name is "www.CogniLogic.net". The "www" stands for World Wide Web; however,"CogniLogic.net" is the actual website domain name.

A domain name must point to a specific website server in order for it to pop-up in a persons website browser when they type the address; therefore, the domain name must have a home for it to live, i.e, a server that allows public viewing of website html files, such as a CogniLogic server. So, not only must you register a domain name, but you have to point it somewhere. This is where CogniLogic comes in. We will register your domain name(s) and point the domain to our server. You are still the registrant and have full access to the domain name. Another words, you are the owner of your domain name, not CogniLogic. We merely maintain the registration for you so you do not have to concern yourself with making sure the domain stays secure and functional.

Please note that you don't have to register a domain name through CogniLogic in order for your website to exist publicly on the CogniLogic server. This is not only true for CogniLogic's hosting services, but true for any hosting service you will find anywhere.

Registering a New Domain Name

Registering a domain name through CogniLogic is a very simple process. However, before you register a domain name, you'll want to make sure that it's available to register, otherwise your request will be rejected causing you to have to resubmit a registration request. To find out if a domain name is already registered to another individual, or company, visit Network Solutions. Just type in the domain name you want to register in the WHOIS search engine, then a domain name extention, such as .com, or .net and see if it's available. Once you have found a domain name that is available, just follow the steps below to register your new domain name through CogniLogic.

1. Go to the web hosting sign-up web-page.
   
   
2. At the website page listed above, simply fill out the online form and submit it by selecting the Submit button at the bottom of the page.
   
   
3. CogniLogic will respond to your request within 24-hours for verification of the domain names registration.
   
   NOTE: Even though you receive a response that your request has been approved, the complete domain name process of pointing to the CogniLogic server may take up to 5-business days. This delay is not due to CogniLogic's response time, but due to the response time of the current domain name provider; however, once you have received a CogniLogic approval response letter, your domain name is secure and no one may take it from you, regardless of how long it takes to finalize the entire process.

Transfering Your Existing Domain Name(s) to CogniLogic

If you have a pre-existing domain name that you'd like to transfer to your new or existing CogniLogic account follow the steps below. There is a small fee for this transfer, but your current domain registration contract will not be interrupted. So, if you've paid for one year of registration through another company and six months into the contract you choose to transfer your domain to CogniLogic, then you will still have six months left before your domain expires. At the time of expiration you will be sent an e-mail notification by CogniLogic to renew your domain name(s) for another year, or longer if you choose. Transfering a domain name takes a little while longer than registering a brand new one, because communication between your existing provider and CogniLogic must take place. Your existing provider must relinquish your domain name(s) to CogniLogic before CogniLogic can transfer the domain(s). Additionally, your current domain provider may require you to fill out termination of service paperwork. Please perform the following steps to transfer your existing domain name(s) to CogniLogic:

1. Go to the web hosting sign-up web-page.
   
   
2. Fill out and submit the online form.
   
   NOTE: Remember to tell us in the Comments field that your transfering the listed domain name(s) from a third party.
   
   
3. CogniLogic will respond to your request within 24-hours to ask you a few specific questions about your current domain name provider. After you have supplied us with the necessary information, we will begin communications with your existing provider. Depending on their response time, we will immediately transfer your domain name(s) to the CogniLogic server and notify you of its successful completion.

Renewing Domain Names

Renewing domain names is easy because you don't have to keep track of the renewal periods. CogniLogic will send you an e-mail informing you that your domain name(s) are about to expire, and at that time your payment will be due.