DRIVEMYWEB. Quick Start Guide

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1 DRIVEMYWEB Quick Start Guide 3-Steps Sign up Process Step 1 : Register Account Registration & Login Step 2 : Add new Website Enter website details for drivemyweb service Step 3 : Payment Create new or use existing paypal account Setup Website Validate Domain Ownership & create CNAME Using Services and access Account Details Access WAF & DSO services, reports, account & billing details How to create or add a CNAME in your DNS records. Step 1 : Register a new Account Registration - Click Sign up / Login from the menu on the right top corner of the Home Page on

2 - It is mandatory to enter a Name (personal or organization), a valid address (used for login and future s), choice of password (any 8 characters), - You also have to register business address with postal code, and selection of country of business (for registration as business) or residential and country of residence (for registration as individual). - You have to check I accept the Terms and Conditions of Usage before clicking Sign Up. - You will receive an sent to the address entered with the verification link. Click unto link and you are ready to login to the portal. - Click Login (top right corner of Home Page). Enter Sign Up Address and Password. - If you had forgotten your password, click Help I forgot my password, then follow the guide to reset your password for re-login. Step 2 : Register a New Website Pre-requisites to add a website for drivemyweb service You need to own the domain name, have the ability to change its CNAME, and know the URL/IP address of the website's origin.

3 - Click New Website button on the left to add a new website for drivemyweb service - Enter the domain name of your website i.e the URL which visitors enter to reach your website, e.g. Step 3 : Payment - Click the blue Paypal button to bring you to the paypal page, OR - To ultilise coupon given to you, enter the coupon code in the empty field and click Update Total to bring you to the paypal page Create new or use your existing PayPal account

4 - You will require a debit or credit card to create new paypal account, or use existing paypal account for instant payment process. Setup Website - You will need to enter the URL or IP address of the source/origin of your website (where your website s content is stored - usually with your web hosting source) e.g. (starting with - Press Save button - A message as above will appear. There will be an sent to you to within the next 24 working hours to notify activation of drivemyweb service for your website. - Meanwhile, you need to change your DNS record (with your DNS Host) as follows : create a CName for this website with this name edge.drivemyweb.com. NOTE : Without this CName creation above, we are unable to serve your website through drivemyweb service activation. View Website Details You can create more than multiple websites for every account. Choose and view the website details respectively from the pull-down list on the left menu bar.

5 Using Services and access Account Details After you successfully completed all website details setup, you notification will appear for you to begin using the service for your website. You can choose your activation and view reports & analytics by choosing the left menu. You may also access our account details, all invoices, billing and website summary by choosing My Account on the left menu. Additional Guide : How to create or add a CNAME in your DNS records These are generic steps, they (steps and field names) may differ for respective domain host. For more details please check with your domain host. 1. Sign in to your domain's account at your domain host. 2. Locate the page for updating your domain's DNS records. Who is my domain host? The page might be called something like DNS Management, Name Server Management, or Advanced Settings. 3. Locate the CNAME records for your domain. You may already have one or more records resembling: Name / Host / Alias TTL Record Type Value / Answer / Destination CNAME edge.drivemyweb.com Portal.cloudwebshield.com CNAME yourdomain.com. 4. Add a CNAME record with the correct values for your desired use case. Or modify an existing CNAME record if the one you want to change is already there. Enter. 5. Save your changes and wait until they take effect.