Difference between revisions of "Nominet"

Revision as of 20:22, 1 October 2021

Supported Features

Register	Transfer	Renew	Registrar Lock
Yes	No	Yes	No
Update Nameservers	Update WHOIS	Get EPP Code	Register Nameservers
Yes	Yes	No	No
DNS Record Management	Email Forwarding	Domain Release	Domain Sync Script
No	No	Yes	Yes
Premium Domains	Transfer Out Automation	TLD Pricing Sync
No	No	No

Activation

To activate and use the Nominet registrar module, follow the steps below:

Log in to the WHMCS Admin Area.
Go to Configuration () > System Settings > Domain Registrars or, prior to WHMCS 8.0, Setup > Products/Services > Domain Registrars.
Click Activate for Nominet.
Enter your Nominet EPP credentials.
Click Save Changes.
Before you can use the Nominet EPP, you must authorize access for your server IP address.
Open a ticket with Nominet to request access to use your Nominet account via the EPP method using your server's IP address.
- Ask them to whitelist the IP address at Help > License Information in the WHMCS Admin Area.
- If you don't do this, you will see a Error Connecting to ... message.

Test Mode

For testing, enable TestMode. This will point all domain-related requests to the Nominet test environment.

Automatic Registration

WHMCS allows you to set up automatic domain registration on a per-extension basis. To enable this, see Configuring Automatic Registration.

Automatic Domain Synchronization

The Nominet module supports automatic domain synchronization for syncing of expiry dates and status changes for incoming transfers. To enable this, make certain that you configure Domain Sync Enabled in Configuration () > System Settings > General Settings > Domains or, prior to WHMCS 8.0, Setup > General Settings > Domains and the Domain Sync Cron.

Troubleshooting

Unable to find the socket transport "ssl"
This error indicates that SSL communication support is missing from the PHP build on your server. Recompile PHP with OpenSSL.

Command syntax error
Nominet has specific requirements for client data formats. This error usually indicates a problem with client details in the Profile or Contacts tabs. Make certain that the postcode and phone number are correctly formatted.

Error Connecting to ssl://epp.nominet.org.uk on port 700
This error indicates that either a firewall rule is blocking connections on port 700 or that your server's IP address has not been authorized to access your Nominet account.

Server Modules
cPanel/WHM - DirectAdmin - Plesk - Helm 3 - Helm 4 - Ensim - InterWorx - WebsitePanel - Cloudmin
Lxadmin - Virtualmin Pro - XPanel - HyperVM - SolusVM - Cloudmin - WHMSonic - VPS.Net
CentovaCast - SCPanel - MediaCP - GameCP - TCAdmin - Reseller Central - Auto Release - Heart Internet

Registrar Modules
Enom - ResellerClub - Nominet - OpenSRS - ResellOne - OnlineNIC - PlanetDomain - Affordable Domains
TPP Wholesale - TPPInternet - Stargate - Namecheap - NetEarthOne - Bizcn - InternetBS - GMO Internet
12Register - Registercom - DotDNS - WebNIC - Dot.TK - HexoNet - Realtime Register - Registereu
RRPProxy - ResellerCamp - TransIP - Heart Internet - IPMirror - NetRegistry - OVH - VentraIP Wholesale
Email - 101Domain

Fraud Modules
MaxMind - VariLogiX FraudCall - Telesign

Gateway Modules
2CheckOut - AsiaPay - Auth.net Echeck - Authorize.net - Authorize.net CIM - Bank Transfer - BidPay
BluePay - BluePay Echeck - BluePay Remote - Boleto - CashU - CC Avenue - ChronoPay - Direct Debit
EMatters - E-Path - eProcessingNetwork - eWAY Tokens - F2B - Finansbank - GarantiBank - Gate2Shop
Inpay - InternetSecure - IP.Pay - Kuveytturk - Modulo Moip - Mail In Payment - Merchant Partners
Merchant Warrior - IDEALMollie - Moneris - Moneris Vault - Skrill 1-Tap - NaviGate - NETbilling
Netregistry Pay - NoChex - Offline Credit Card - Optimal Payments - PagSeguro - Payflow Pro - Pay Junction
Paymate AU and NZ - Payment Express - PayPal - PayPal Card Payments - PayPal Express Checkout
PayPal Payments - PayPal Payments Pro - PayPoint.net (SecPay) - Payson - Planet Authorize - ProtX VSP Form
PSIGate - Quantum Gateway - Quantum Vault - SagePay - SagePay Tokens v2 - SecurePay
SecurePay AU - Secure Trading - TrustCommerce - USA ePay - WorldPay - WorldPay Invisible

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 ==Activation==
-To activate and begin using the Nominet registrar module, follow the steps below:
+To activate and use the Nominet registrar module, follow the steps below:
-# Login to your WHMCS Admin Area
+# Log in to the WHMCS Admin Area.
-# Navigate to '''Configuration (<i class="fa fa-wrench" aria-hidden="true"></i>) > System Settings > Domain Registrars''' or, prior to WHMCS 8.0, '''Setup > Products/Services > Domain Registrars'''.
+# Go to '''Configuration (<i class="fa fa-wrench" aria-hidden="true"></i>) > System Settings > Domain Registrars''' or, prior to WHMCS 8.0, '''Setup > Products/Services > Domain Registrars'''.
-# Locate Nominet in the list
+# Click '''Activate''' for '''Nominet'''.
-# Click the '''Activate''' button
+# Enter your Nominet EPP credentials.
-# Enter your Nominet EPP credentials
+# Click '''Save Changes'''.<div class="docs-alert-warning">Before you can use the Nominet EPP, you must authorize access for your server IP address.</div>
-# Click Save Changes to complete the process
+# [https://www.nominet.uk/ Open a ticket] with Nominet to request access to use your Nominet account via the EPP method using your server's IP address.
+#* Ask them to whitelist the IP address at '''Help > License Information''' in the WHMCS Admin Area.
-<div class="docs-alert-warning">Before you can begin using the Nominet EPP with your account you must authorize your server IP for access to your account. See below for steps to do this.</div>
+#* If you don't do this, you will see a '''Error Connecting to ...''' message.
-===IP Registration===
-* Nominet EPP is IP restricted.
-* Therefore to use Nominet EPP, you must first [https://www.nominet.uk/ open a ticket] with them and request they allow your server IP address access to use your Nominet account via the EPP method.
-* You can find the IP you need them to whitelist by navigating to Help > License Information within your WHMCS admin area.
-<div class="docs-alert-info">Failure to do this will result in you seeing the error message, "Error Connecting to ..."</div>
 ===Test Mode===
-WHMCS can be configured for testing purposes by ticking the "TestMode" option when configuring Nominet as the registrar. This will point all domain related requests to the test environment provided to you by Nominet.
+For testing, enable '''TestMode'''. This will point all domain-related requests to the Nominet test environment.
 ==Automatic Registration==
-WHMCS allows you to setup automatic domain registration on a per extension basis enabling you to use different registrars for different TLDs to give you the flexibility to offer more extensions and always get the best value.
+WHMCS allows you to set up automatic domain registration on a per-extension basis. To enable this, see [[Domain Pricing|Configuring Automatic Registration]].
-To enable automatic registration, please refer to [[Domain Pricing|Configuring Automatic Registration]]
 ==Automatic Domain Synchronization==
 The Nominet module supports automatic domain synchronization for syncing of expiry dates and status changes for incoming transfers.
-To enable this functionality, you need to ensure you have the '''Domain Sync Enabled''' in '''Configuration (<i class="fa fa-wrench" aria-hidden="true"></i>) > System Settings > General Settings > Domains''' or, prior to WHMCS 8.0, '''Setup > General Settings > Domains'''. Ensure you have the [[Crons#Domain_Sync_Cron|Domain Sync Cron]] configured on your system.
+To enable this, make certain that you configure '''Domain Sync Enabled''' in '''Configuration (<i class="fa fa-wrench" aria-hidden="true"></i>) > System Settings > General Settings > Domains''' or, prior to WHMCS 8.0, '''Setup > General Settings > Domains''' and the [[Crons#Domain_Sync_Cron|Domain Sync Cron]].
 ==Troubleshooting==
 '''Unable to find the socket transport "ssl"'''<br>
-This error indicates SSL communication support is missing from the PHP build on your server.  To resolve, you need to recompile PHP with OpenSSL included.
+This error indicates that SSL communication support is missing from the PHP build on your server. Recompile PHP with OpenSSL.
 '''Command syntax error'''<br>
-Nominet are very particular about the formatting of client data, this error usually indicates a problem with the client's details under their Profile or Contacts tabs. The postcode should be formatted correctly (XX11 1XX) and the phone number formatted 01234 567891.
+Nominet has specific requirements for client data formats. This error usually indicates a problem with client details in the '''Profile''' or '''Contacts''' tabs. Make certain that the postcode and phone number are correctly formatted.
 '''Error Connecting to ssl://epp.nominet.org.uk on port 700'''<br>
-This error indicates that either a firewall rule is blocking connections on port 700 or that your servers IP has not been authorized to access your account on the Nominet side of things.
+This error indicates that either a firewall rule is blocking connections on port <tt>700</tt> or that your server's IP address has not been authorized to access your Nominet account.
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