How do I configure DNS Settings?
How do I request a Domain Name such as "MyDepartment.uab.edu?"
A domain name such as the one described above is called a third-level domain name. There is a $500 one-time fee for creating new third-level domains. There is no additional charge for registering names within the domain once it is set up. Third-level domain names should be requested by the department network contact.
Please send requests for third-level domain names to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and include an FAS account number to bill. register the name.
May I request a Domain Name such as "www.alabama_engineers.org"
Faculty, staff and students who are involved in professional, academic, or student-social organizations are sometimes interested in hosting a web site for their group and want to use a domain name that does not end in uab.edu.
SOLUTION:
UAB cannot provide DNS (Domain Name) service for domains other than uab.edu. However, what we can do is register an on-campus server with a uab.edu name, and then you can arrange for an outside Internet Service Provider (ISP) to provide the name www.alabama_engineers.org and point it to your UAB server. The end result is that someone who types the URL www.alabama_engineers.org into their web browser will be taken to the organization's home page, which may happen to be sitting on a computer housed at UAB. Most ISP's charge a small fee for providing you with this service.
Contact the UAB Web Center for further details about this type of arrangement.
