Note: PDF Files

Many of the documentation pieces are in PDF format. You may need to install Adobe Acrobat on your computer in order to view them. Click here to download a free version of Adobe Acrobat.

Account Setup

Step #2: Get Your Township Domain Name

A domain name is a unique, personalized address that represents a given location (such as a Web site) on the Internet. As part of the standard Township package, Merit will help each Township establish, configure, and maintain an Internet domain name, using a standard name of:

     your-township.mi-twp.org

Your Township will use its domain name for its website:

     http://www.your-township.mi-twp.org

and for its e-mail accounts:

     yourname@your-township.mi-twp.org

If you have a preexisting domain name that you want to continue to use, you will need to transfer this domain to Merit.

Alternative Domain Name Registration

Domain name hosting is comprised of two basic components: (1) registration of the domain name with a domain name registrar and (2) domain name service provided by Merit's servers.

Network Information Centers, or NICs, are the authorities through which all domain names must be registered before they can function on the Internet. Because of their role of assigning domain names, they are commonly known as Registrars.

Merit is the registrar for all new domain names under mi-twp.org.

For other domain names you must register and pay for your name through Network Solutions at http://www.netsol.com, or, in the case of a US domain name (such as twp.yourtwp.mi.us.), with http://us.neustar.biz/. After you have registered your domain name, Merit will configure your webserver and e-mail to use the domain name(s) that you desire.

Michigan Townships Online is a joint effort between Merit Network, Inc. and The Michigan Townships Association. © 2003 Acceptable Use Policy, Privacy Policy, Copyright Infringement,
Home, Sitemap, www@mi-twp.org, help@mi-twp.org