Microsoft Office Live Small Business
    Redirect your domain name from 1&1 Internet 

    The basic steps

    Follow these instructions to redirect your 1&1 Internet Web site address to your new Microsoft Office Live Web site.

    Use a domain name you already own (redelegation)

    If you already own a domain name, you can use it with Microsoft Office Live. You will need to redirect your domain name to Microsoft Office Live with a brief process called redelegation.

    What is redelegation?
    Redelegation is the process of telling your current domain name registrar to point your domain name to your new Microsoft Office Live Web site. You do this by changing the name server information at your domain name registrar.

    Is redelegation the same as transferring my domain?
    No. Transferring your domain name consists of transferring the management of the domain name to a new registrar. With redelegation, you will still pay your current registrar to manage and renew your domain name.

    What is a name server?
    A name server is a computer that uses a Web site name to route visitors to the actual Web site location. For example, when you type www.adventure-works.com into a browser, a name server uses that name to connect you to the Adventure-works.com Web site. You can edit your name server settings at your registrar’s site to direct your domain name to Microsoft Office Live.

    How can I find out who my domain name's registrar is?
    To search for domain names ending in .com, .net, and .org, visit the InterNIC Web site.

    To redirect your Web site to Microsoft Office Live
     

    1. Sign up for Microsoft Office Live Small Business
        
    2. Click the link in “Already have a domain? Redirect it to Microsoft Office Live“ and enter your domain name. You must click the link before you enter the domain name, and then click Confirm. You will be taken to the temporary Home page after sign up, where you can begin the redelegation process with 1&1 Internet.  
       
    3. Navigate to the 1&1 Web site and log in.
       
    4. Click Domains.
       
    5. Select the domain name that you want to redirect to Microsoft Office Live, and click the DNS button on the top bar.
       
    6. Click the Edit button next to Name Server Settings.
       
    7. In the Name Server drop-down box, select My name server.
       
    8. Type the provided Microsoft Office Live Primary name server into the Primary name server text box.
       
    9. In the Secondary name server drop-down box, select My secondary name server.
       
    10. Type the Secondary name server into the 1st secondary name server text box.
       
    11. Sign in to your Microsoft Office Live account and check the status of your account. After redelegation is complete, your domain name will point to your Microsoft Office Live Web site. Please allow 24-72 hours to complete the process.
       
    Note   This is not a domain transfer. Your domain name registration will remain with your current registrar, and you'll still be responsible for domain name fees and renewal with that organization.