Thank you for your interest in Leapfrog Internet hosting services. You are just a few easy steps from activating your account and getting your site online. Please print this page for reference and follow the appropriate directions below to get your site active.

STEP ONE: Transfer/Register Domain
-If you already have your domain registered (this is an existing domain):
You will need to change your current DNS settingsto Leapfrog Internet. You can do this by
a. going back to where you originally registered your domain and changing the settings there, OR
b. you can transfer your domain to Leapfrog so that we will now be your domain registrar. The cost to do this is only $17.95 and it will automatically extend your domain registration term one year, OR
c. you can go directly to Network Solutions and submit the DNS change request through them.

-If you do not have your domain registered (the domain is brand new and you are creating it for the first time):
Register your domain through Leapfrog Internet.

STEP TWO: Activate Account
After your domain has been moved or set up with Leapfrog Internet, contact our sales office at 877.807.0989 to activate your hosting account.

Once you have activated the account, you will receive a confirmation email that will give you the Leapfrog Internet server DNS information needed to point your domain to our DNS server (ONLY if a transfer is taking place- if you have registered a new domain with Leapfrog Internet, you do not need to change your DNS information). You will also be given FTP credentials to be able to connect to our server and upload your site.

STEP THREE: Upload Web Files
Once your account has been activated, you will be able to upload your web files to our servers immediately. Changing any DNS information and/or registering a new domain takes approximately 24-48 hours to propagate throughout the Internet. If you have an existing site, the DNS change will happen seamlessly behind the seams with no down time to your site. If you have a new domain, it may take anywhere from 24-48 hours for your site to be viewable on the Internet.

STEP FOUR: Activate Email Accounts
If you wish to create domain email accounts, simply email our support department at bizsupport@leapmail.net with your desired usernames and passwords. Your email accounts will be activated on the same day.

DNS Settings can be confusing, but here is a simple explanation of how they work. When you type in a URL (ie., www.google.com), that address is translated behind the scenes via the Domain Name Servers (DNS) into a number known as an IP address. This IP address is associated with a specific computer(s) that hold the web site you're trying to view (Google in this example). Your computer is then routed to this IP address to access the web pages stored there. When you are adding a new site or moving your current site, you need to update the Domain Name Servers (DNS) so that the same URL now points to a different IP address that is associated with Leapfrog Internet servers. Back to top

Leapfrog Internet's DNS settings are as follows:
Primary- hunix.velocitywest.com
Secondary- megann.velocitywest.com

If you have any questions regarding these instructions, please email us at bizsupport@leapmail.net.