Adding resellers

You can create reseller accounts using the Reseller Manager. You establish the number of users, sites and other hosting resources that a reseller is enabled to support.

To add a reseller:

  1. In the shortcuts section of the Home page, click Add Reseller (Resellers section).

  2. In the User Name field, enter a user name for the Reseller Administrator.

  3. Note: The user name should not exceed a maximum of 60 characters and should not include any of the following character: " \ / [] : . ; | = , + * ? < >.

  1. In the Full Name field, enter the complete name of the Reseller.

  2. Note: The full name should not exceed 255 characters.

  1. In the Password field, enter a password for the Reseller Administrator (should not exceed 60 characters).

  2. Note: Passwords are case-sensitive.

  1. Retype this password in the Confirm Password field.

  2. Select the Enabled check box to enable the reseller account.

  3. In the Email field, enter the email address of the Reseller Administrator. Any email notifications will be sent to this email address.

  4. In the Allocated Disk Quota field, enter the total disk space (in Megabytes), to be allocated to the reseller.

  5. In the Maximum Number of Users field, enter the maximum number of users that can be added by a reseller.

  6. In the Allocated Bandwidth Threshold field, enter the upper limit of network traffic (in Megabytes) that the reseller is allowed to have.

  7. In the IP-based Sites field, enter the maximum number of IP-based sites that can be created by the reseller.

  1. In the Name-based Sites field, enter the maximum number of name-based sites that can be created by the reseller.

  2. Note: Entering '0' in the Name Based Sites field will not allow the reseller to create any name-based site.

  1. Select the Allow High Security Sites Only check box if you want to enable only high security sites for the reseller.

  2. Select the Enable Zone Management check box if you want to enable zone management capability for the reseller. If enabled, the DNS option is displayed in the shortcuts section of the Reseller Administrator control panel, using which the reseller can manage the zones of the sites created on his account; he can also enable the Site Administrators to manage the zones of their site.

  3. Click Save.