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Introduction To NameBright

On This Page

  • About NameBright

  • What Makes NameBright Different

  • Advanced Domain Management

  • How Domain Names Work

  • Create A New Account

  • Manage A Domain

  • Manage A Category

  • Manage Your Account

  • ICANN

  • Where To Go For Help

About NameBright

NameBright is a domain name registration and management service. NameBright provides domain registration, renewal, transfer, and management services, as well as a suite of tools and features for managing domain portfolios. NameBright offers a wide range of domain extensions, including popular options such as .COM, .NET, and .ORG and more.

NameBright was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, USA. NameBright is accredited by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

What Makes NameBright Different

At-Cost Pricing

Our pricing model is straightforward and easy to understand: We believe in honesty and transparency when it comes to pricing.

We base our prices on our cost from the domain registry, along with any applicable ICANN fees and estimated credit card processing fees. Unlike other domain registrars, we don't believe in concealing fees or surprising our customers with unexpected charges. See pricing.

Security Centric

Our top priority is to ensure that you can manage your domains with complete peace of mind, free from the worries of various threats. With our private and secure domain registration, we provide a range of advanced tools and security measures that safeguard your information and protect you from unauthorized changes. Learn more.

Advanced Domain Management

We offer you the flexibility to manage your domain settings at various levels — account, domain, and category. This means that you have granular control over how your domains are configured, whether you want to make changes at a broad account level or more specific domain or category levels. With this level of control, you can easily tailor your settings to match your needs and ensure that your domains are set up exactly as you want them to be. Learn more.

What Happens When You Acquire A New Domain Name

When you register a domain, you become the domain's owner, also known as the registrant, for a specific duration of time. It is important to renew a domain name before it expires, otherwise it may be lost.

As the registrant, you gain the ability to manage domain settings associated with your domain. These settings refer to certain records within the Domain Name System that allow users to access your website and email via your domain name.

The authoritative record for your nameservers is maintained by your designated registry. Each top-level domain (TLD) corresponds to a single registry responsible for maintaining these records. For instance, the TLD .COM is managed by a registry exclusively owned by Verisign.

Registrars, such as NameBright, play a crucial role in conveying your domain ownership and any subsequent modifications to the corresponding TLD registry. These registries rely on registrars to ensure that changes are authorized by the legitimate domain owner and accurately transmitted, enabling the registry to keep its records up to date.

How Domain Names Work

A domain name is the unique name that identifies a website or an online resource on the internet. It's the address that people type into their web browser's address bar to access a specific website or online service. A domain name typically consists of two parts: the actual name and the top-level domain (TLD).

For example, in the domain name "NameBright.com," "NameBright" is the name and ".com" is the TLD. The TLD can indicate the type of website or organization associated with the domain name. For instance, ".com" is used for commercial websites, ".org" is used for non-profit organizations, and ".edu" is used for educational institutions.

When someone types a domain name into their browser, the browser sends a request to a DNS (Domain Name System) server to translate the domain name into an IP address that identifies the server hosting the website or online resource. The browser then uses this IP address to connect to the server and retrieve the website or resource.

Create A New Account

New to NameBright? Start here.

Manage Your Account

To manage your billing, contacts and other settings, please follow these steps:

  1. Once you are logged in, navigate to My Account.

  2. Select a topic in the navigation.

Learn more about your account.

Manage Domain Settings

To manage your domain settings, please follow these steps:

  1. Once you are logged in, navigate to My Domains.

  2. Select a domain.

  3. Select a setting and click the Manage link.

To learn more about domain settings, including DNS Records, Nameservers, Auto Renewal and more, click here.

Manage Category Settings

To manage category settings, please follow these steps:

  1. Once you are logged in, navigate to My Categories.

  2. Select a category.

  3. Click the Category Settings tab.

  4. Click on a setting to enable, disable or edit it.

Learn more about categories.

ICANN

ICANN stands for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers. It's a non-profit organization that is responsible for coordinating and managing the internet's unique identifiers, including domain names, IP addresses, and protocol parameters. ICANN was established in 1998 to replace the U.S. government's role in managing the internet's domain name system (DNS).

ICANN's main responsibilities include:

  1. Managing the internet's domain name system (DNS): ICANN oversees the operation of the DNS root zone, which is the top-level of the domain name system. It also manages the allocation of domain names and IP addresses to registrars and internet service providers (ISPs).

  2. Establishing policies for domain name registration: ICANN develops policies for the registration and management of domain names. These policies govern issues such as the rules for creating and transferring domain names, the accreditation of domain registrars, and the dispute resolution process for domain name disputes.

  3. Managing IP addresses and TLDs: It also manages the allocation of IP addresses and the management of the root zone file, which is a database containing the authoritative list of top-level domains (TLDs).

ICANN plays a critical role in ensuring the stability and security of the internet's unique identifiers. It works with governments, businesses, and other stakeholders to develop policies and procedures that promote a stable and secure internet infrastructure.

Where To Go For Help

NameBright Support is available Monday-Friday 8am-5pm MST. For questions or comments, please send us a message, or call us at +1-720-496-0020.