How to Claim a Domain for an Organisation

Claiming a domain for your Organisation ensures that all subscriptions, licenses, and user accounts associated with your domain are consolidated under a single billing account. This process prevents the creation of new organisational accounts with the same domain while leaving existing accounts unaffected.

Why Claim a Domain?

  • Centralized Management: Consolidate all subscriptions and licenses under a single Organisation for streamlined management and billing.

  • Prevent Duplicate Organisations: Once a domain is claimed, no new organisational accounts can be created using the same domain.

Requirements for Claiming a Domain

  • Role Required [learn more]:

    • Account Owner; or

    • Administrator

  • DNS Server Access: Access to your Organisation’s DNS server is required to validate domain ownership by entering a TXT record.

Steps to Claim a Domain

  1. Log in to the Console:

  2. Navigate to Account Domain Settings:

    • Click the Cog icon in the top toolbar.

    • Select Account & Billing from the menu.

    • Under Organisation Profile, click on Domain.

  3. Copy the Verification Code:

    • Under the Account Domain section, copy the provided verification code.

  4. Create a TXT Record:

    • Access your Organisation’s DNS server.

    • Create a new TXT record with the value of the verification code.

    • Note: Depending on the Time-to-Live (TTL) setting of your DNS, it may take some time for the new value to propagate.

  5. Verify the Domain:

    • Return to the Console and click the Verify Domain button.

    • The Console will check for the presence of the verification code in your DNS.

    • Once verified, the status will update to Verified.

Important Notes

  • Claiming a domain only affects new accounts. Existing accounts associated with the domain will not be impacted. For information on consolidating multiple Commercial accounts into a single account, refer to the Consolidate Accounts Knowledge Base article.

  • Be prepared for potential propagation delays based on your DNS’s TTL settings.

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