STEP 9 - Selecting the Domain Registration term - Since we are registering a new domain name, we need top select the term of registration. Select the number of years you wish to register the domain name for. Once you make your selection, click NEXT

Selecting the length of registration of your domain name

STEP 10 - Entering your contact information for your Custom Domain Name - Enter in your owner contact information in order to register the domain name. Once you make your selection, click NEXT

Entering your contact info for your new domain name from TZO

STEP 11 - Entering your contact information for your Custom Domain Name - Enter in more owner contact information for your domain name. Once you make your selection, click NEXT

Entering your contact info for your new domain name from TZO

STEP 12 - Choosing your admin, technical and owner contact information - select your owner, admin and technical contact information in order to register the domain name. Once you make your selection, click NEXT

Entering your contact info for your new domain name from TZO

STEP 13 - Choosing your Username and Password for domain name management - select your username and password for management of your domain name. Once you make yourselection, click NEXT

Entering your username and password info for your new domain name from TZO

STEP 14 - Choosing WHOIS Privacy options for your domain name - select if you wish to have WHOIS Privacy for your domain. WHOIS privacy can protect your contact information from domain name scams, SPAM and other scams. If you ordered a domain name registration for 5 years, it’s best to select the WHOIS Privacy for the same duration. Once you make your selection, click NEXT

Selecting WHOIS privacy for your new domain name can protect your from SPAM and Domain Scams

STEP 15 - Choosing Dynamic DNS service options for your domain name - Now that you have your domain name all set and ready for registration, you need to select the Dynamic DNS service for your domain. Dynamic DNS is the final service component to make all of this “work” - it tracks the Dynamic (or static) IP address of your connection and keeps the domain name synched up with the proper IP. If you ordered a domain name registration for 5 years, it’s best to select the Dynamic DNS service for the same duration. Once you make your selection, click NEXT

Selecting Dynamic DNS service for your new domain name - this is critical to make everything work

STEP 16 - Finalizing and purchasing your domain name and services - The rest of the order wizard is self explanatory and will ask you to confirm your purchases, enter in a credit card, confirm billing address of the credit card and finally check you out and process the order as shown below. Once your order completes and shows you the receipt, you can close out the window shown below:

The final screen showing your purchases from TZO for your new domain name

STEP 17 - Checking that your domain name is working properly - Now that you have finished ordering the domain name registration, DDNS and other services, you need to check that your domain name is working properly. In the DOMAIN NAME area of remote access, check that your domain name is correct and that your status says WORKING.

Checking that your new domain name is working properly in the HP MediaSmart server

*Republished to MediaSmart Home with permission from MyHomeServer.com

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