WebStore by Amazon 3.5.1: Merchant Manual
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Configuring your Domain
To configure your domain name, you need to complete two tasks:
• Change your domain name in Amazon Services Seller Central
• Customize settings with your domain registrar
To Change Your Domain Name on Seller Central:
1. On the Seller Central WebStore Management page, click the Manage button next
to the storefront you want to change. The Store Management page opens.
2. Click the Change Domain Name link. The Change Domain Name page opens.
3. In the white text box type your domain name. For example, “myapparel.com”.
4. In the yellow text box, type a sub-domain, if you're only running your WebStore
as a subdomain. For example, “shop” is the sub-domain in
“shop.myapparel.com.”
Please note: Leave the sub-domain field blank if you do not want to create a sub-
domain. Also, you should not enter the prefixes “www” or “http” in this text box.
5. Use the drop-down to select the correct suffix. For example, .com, .net.
6. Select the publish option.
7. Click Save.
Important: If you currently receive e-mail through your domain name, for example
sales@mydomain.com, complete the steps in Forwarding E-mail from Your Domain
before you change your domain name servers with your registrar.
To Customize Settings with your Domain Registrar:
Customize domain name settings using your registrar's account management tools. You
will need your login name or ID and password to complete the required steps:
Step 1: Create an Address record
An Address Record, or A record for short, specifies the IP address you want your domain
to point to. You create two A records to point your domain name to the WebStore by
Amazon IP addresses.
Step 2: Create a CNAME record
A Canonical Name Record, or CNAME Record for short, lets you point your subdomain
to your main domain name. For example, in www.mystore.com, www is a subdomain of
mystore.com. You must create a CNAME record, to point the www subdomain to your
main domain.
The Propagation Period
