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Guide to setting up subdomains and DNS records

How to set up a subdomain and configure DNS records using to have your company domain in the QR codes

Updated over 3 months ago

How to setup a subdomain using Google Domains

  1. Click Manage next to your domain

  2. In the side panel on the left, click DNS

  3. Select Add a new record under the Custom resource records section

  4. In the box on the left side, type id

  5. Select CNAME in the drop down menu

  6. Either leave the next box default or input 5m

  7. In the next box, type scan.polytag.io

  8. Finally, click Add and the new CNAME entry will be added to the list of entries

How to setup a subdomain using GoDaddy

  1. In your Domain Portfolio, click the 3 dots on your domain name and select Edit DNS

  2. Select Add New Record

  3. Select CNAME from the Type menu

  4. Enter id into the hostname/prefix of the record

  5. Enter scan.polytag.io into the value box

  6. Leave TTL default (1 hour) or set it to your desired “go live” time

  7. Select Save to add your new record

How to setup a subdomain using Namecheap

  1. Select Domain List from the menu on the left

  2. Click Manage on the domain you wish to add a subdomain for

  3. Navigate to Advanced DNS and select ADD NEW RECORD

  4. Select CNAME Record from the drop down list under Type

  5. Add id as the Host

  6. Add scan.polytag.io as the Value

  7. Leave the TTL set to default and select SAVE ALL CHANGES

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