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11 Mar 10 Changing your Control Panel Password

 

You can easily modify your Customer Control Panel Password by following this process:

1. Login to your Customer Control Panel from http://manage.gossimer.biz/customer.

 

2. In your Control Panel go to Settings -> Change Password.

 

3. Mention the following details and save the changes by clicking the Confirm Password button.

a. Old Password – You need to mention here the password that you just used to login into Customer Control Panel.

b. New Password – Enter any new Password that you may easily remember, of minimum 6 characters. This Password should preferably be a mix of alphabets, numbers and special characters, to ensure that unauthorized people can not guess your password.

c. Confirm Password – Enter the same Password you set as your New Password. This is needed to ensure that you remember the new password you mentioned in the above field.

This new password would be effective the next time you login.

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11 Mar 10 Suspend / Unsuspend a Sub-Resellers

You can Suspend a Sub-Reseller from your Reseller Control Panel, this will shut down their access to their Reseller Admin Control Panel. However all the Services under this Sub-Reseller would remain Active

Suspending a Sub-Reseller:

1. Login into your Reseller Admin Control Panel at http://manage.gossimer.biz/reseller

2. Go to Sub-Resellers -> List and select the Sub-Reseller OR search for the Sub-Reseller Sub-Resellers -> Search.

3. Click on the Suspend button to suspend the concerned Sub-Reseller.

Unsuspending a Sub-Reseller:

1. Login into your Reseller Admin Control Panel at http://manage.gossimer.biz/reseller

2. Go to Sub-Resellers -> List and select the Sub-Reseller OR search for the Sub-Reseller Sub-Resellers -> Search.

3. Click on the Unsuspend button to unsuspend the concerned Sub-Reseller.

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11 Mar 10 Bulk Renewal

Apart from individually renewing the Domain Names, you can have a glimpse of all expiring Domain Names and Renew the same in bulk from the Renewal Management Interface of your Control Panel. Click here to read how to Renew Domain Names individually >>

The Renewal Management interface can be used as follows -

For Customers:

1. Login to your Customer Control Panel from http://manage.gossimer.biz/customer.

2. Go to Domains -> Domain Registration -> Renewal Management

3. Select Domain Registration or any other Product whose Orders you wish to renew from the drop down and enter the number of days, to obtain a list of all expiring domain names within this period, and click on Go.

For example, if you want to obtain the list of Domain Registration Orders expiring in the next 30 days, select Domain Registration from the drop-down and then enter 30 to obtain this list.

4. Select one or more Orders that you wish to Renew. To select all Orders, select the check box on the top of the form.

5. Click on the Renew Selected Orders button, to select the Number of years for which you wish to Renew each Order.
 

IMPORTANT   

  • In case your domain name has been Locked/Suspended by Gossimer, you will not be able to immediately renew your domain name. You need to contact our Support Team at support@gossimer.com to get this issue resolved.
     
  • .EU specific conditions The .EU Registry allows Renewal of a domain name for only one year. However, Gossimer allows you to place a Renewal action for multiple years. If you choose to renew your .EU domain name for more than one year, then Gossimer will Renew the domain name at its end for the number of years selected. You can be rest assured that once this one year term in completed, Gossimer will Renew your domain name for a further year, until the renewal term you had requested ends.
     
  • .UK specific conditions 
        

    1. At the earliest, a .UK domain name can be Renewed only six months before its expiry date. 
    2. As per the .UK Registry regulations, .UK domain names can only be renewed for 2 years.
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6. Upon selecting the number of years you want to renew each order for, you would be displayed your Current Debit Account Balance with Gossimer and the Total Amount for renewing the selected orders, at the bottom of the page.

a. If you have selected less than 25 orders to be renewed, then upon clicking on the Continue button, you would be prompted to pay for the Renewal of these orders. Click here to read how to pay for an Invoice >>

b. If you have selected more than 25 orders to be renewed, then

  • if you have sufficient funds in your Current Debit Account Balance, then upon clicking on the Continue button, your Bulk Renewal request will be added to the queue and it will be automatically processed shortly.
     
  • if you do not have sufficient funds in your Current Debit Account Balance, then you would need to first click on the Add Funds link.This will  pop-up a new window, where you need to select one of the payment methods and add sufficient funds to cover the cost of renewing these domain names (i.e., Total Amount – Current Debit Account Balance).Upon completion of the Add Funds process, close this window and refresh the Set Years for Renewal page. Now upon clicking on the Continue button, your Bulk Renewal request will be added to the queue and it will be automatically processed shortly.

 

IMPORTANT    

At any point of time, you can add upto two Bulk orders. This implies that you would not be able to add another Bulk Registration / Renewal / Transfer / Modification request, if two Bulk Actions are already running. You will be able to add another Bulk request once the earlier request has been processed completely. Click here to know how you can list all Bulk Actions that are currently running in your account >>

For Resellers:

1. Log in to your Reseller Admin Control Panel from http://manage.gossimer.biz/reseller

2. Go to Products -> Renewal Management

3. Before clicking on the Go button, select/mention the following details

Product – Select the Product whose Orders you wish to renew from the drop down

Number of Days – Enter the number of days to obtain a list of all Expiring orders of (all) your Customers within this period

Customer (optional) – If you wish to renew only orders belonging to a particular Customer, you may do so by mentioning the Customer Username (email address) or Customer ID (number) in the appropriate field. If you leave this field blank, the search will result in orders belonging to all your Customers.

For example,

Case 1 – if you want to renew Orders belonging to All Products, expiring in the next 30 days, then you would need to select the Product as All Products, mention 30 days and not fill the Customer field.

Case 2 – if you want to renew only Customer Username a@somedomain.com all orders belonging to All Products, expiring in the next 30 days, then you would need to select the Product as All Products, mention 30 days and fill the Customer field with a@somedomain.com.

4. Select one or more Orders that you wish to Renew. To select all Orders, select the check box on the top of the form.

5. Click on Renew Selected Orders, to select the Number of years for which you wish to Renew each Order.
 

IMPORTANT   

  • You can select for Renewal all the domain names listed in the search results. However, the Renewal action will be processed for
    only those domain names which either do not have any lock or have been locked by you or your Customers. Renewal action for domain names locked by Gossimer will not go through.
     
  • .EU specific conditionsThe .EU Registry allows Renewal of a domain name for only one year. However, Gossimer allows you to place a Renewal action for multiple years. If you choose to renew your .EU domain name for more than one year, then Gossimer will Renew the domain name at its end for the number of years selected. You can be rest assured that once this one year term in completed, Gossimer will Renew your domain name for a further year, until the renewal term you had requested ends.
     
  • .UK specific conditions
    1. At the earliest, a .UK domain name can be Renewed only six months before its expiry date.
       
    2. As per the .UK Registry regulations, .UK domain names can only be renewed for 2 years.

6. Decide how you wish to Pay for the Renewal of the Orders by selecting one of the Payment Options mentioned below and then click on the Continue button to execute the Renewal

  • Option 1 – Renew the Orders and the Invoices will be kept Pending for the Customer. This way, he can pay for the Invoices later.
     
  • Option 2 – Renew the domain names using the Current Debit Account Balance of the Customer. This option would immediately debit your Customer’s Debit Account for the Cost of the Renewals. If there are insufficient funds in the Customer’s Debit Account balance, then the system would renew as many Orders as possible.
     
  • Option 3 – Renew the Orders without raising any Invoices for the Customer.
IMPORTANT   

At any point of time, you can add upto two Bulk orders for any Customer. This implies that you would not be able to add another Bulk Registration / Renewal / Transfer / Modification request for a Customer if two Bulk Actions are already running for this Customer. You will be able to add another Bulk request once the earlier request has been processed completely. Click here to know how you can list all Bulk Actions that are currently running in your account >>

 

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09 Mar 10 Listing and Searching your Transactions

You can have a list of all Transactions from your account with Gossimer or search for one of the Transactions by following the steps mentioned below - 

1. Login to your Control Panel from http://manage.gossimer.biz/customer.

2. In your Control Panel go to My Billing -> List Transactions or My Billing -> Search Transactions. 

This would provide you with the list of Transactions matching your query.

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09 Mar 10 Email Preferences

 

Gossimer allows you to set mail preferences for yourself and your Customers, thus deciding which mails generated by the System should be sent to you and your Customers. As an example, if you are not using our Billing system for collection of Payments, you can switch off all the mails associated with the Billing system and so on.

You need to follow the steps mentioned below - 

1. Login to your Reseller Control Panel from http://manage.gossimer.biz/reseller.

2. Go to Settings -> Mail Preferences.

3. Here, you can click on Set Specific Mail Preferences for myself/my Customers link. This would present you with a list of mails sent by the System. You can select the mails you wish to receive and disable the remaining mails. You can set the preference as Send ALL mails below to myself/my Customers or DO NOT send any of the below mails to myself/my Customers or Send Mails to myself/my Customers based on my Custom Preferences.

 

  • By default, the Email Preferences for self/Customer drop-down menu is set to Send Mails to myself/my Customers based on my Custom Preferences. Here, you can set the preference to Yes or No for individual mails.
     
  • If you wish to receive all mails, you can select the Send ALL mails below to myself/my Customers option from the drop-down menu instead of setting the preference to Yes to each and every mail individually.
     
  • If you wish to disable all mails, you can select the DO NOT send any of the mails below to myself/my Customers option from the drop-down menu instead of setting the preference to No to each and every mail individually.

 

After making appropriate selections, you can submit the same by clicking on Submit Changes.

4. Else, you can select the check box for Do not send ANY mail to me/my Customers. This would disable all mails* from being sent to you and the Set Specific Mail Preferences for myself/my Customers option would disappear.

 

 

IMPORTANT  

  • There would be certain mails which would be compulsorily sent by the System to you and your Customers, irrespective of the Mail Preferences set by you or your Customers. a. Compulsory Mails sent to you – Mails related to Spam Complaints, Control Panel Password Retrieval/Modification/Expiry Mails and Sub-Reseller Sign-up related Mails. b. Compulsory Mails sent to your Customers – Mails related to Spam Complaints and Whois Data Reminder Mails.
     
  • Your Customers can set their own preferences from within their respective Customer Control Panel through the Settings -> Mail Preferences menu. The System would check your as well as your Customer’s preferences and send mails accordingly to your Customers as explained below -If you have set the mail preference to No for a particular mail, the option to set preference for this mail would not available to any of your Customers under their Control Panel. This mail would never be sent to any of your Customers.If you have set the mail preference to Yes and a Customer under you has also set the mail preference to Yes for that particular mail, then the mail would be delivered to this Customer.If you have set the mail preference to Yes and a Customer under you has set the mail preference to No for a particular mail, then the mail would not be delivered to this Customer. Thus, in this circumstance the preference set by the Customer will override the preference set by you.
     
  • * There are certain mails sent to you and your Customers which are not compulsory mails. However, these mails cannot be enabled/disabled from the Set Specific Mail Preferences for myself/my Customers section. But these can be enabled/disabled by selecting the Do not send ANY mail to me/my Customers check box in the Email Preferences page.

    Mails sent to you – Payment related Mails, Payment Gateways related Mails, Refund Request related Mails, Bulk Action related Mails, Product Addition/Modification/Renewal/Deletion related Mails, Domain Name Restoration Mails

    Mails sent to your Customers – Payment related Mails, Refund Request related Mails, Bulk Action related Mails, Product Addition/Modification/Renewal/Deletion related Mails, Domain Name Restoration Mails

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23 Feb 10 Bulk Modify

For Customers -

You can modify the Name Servers and Contact Details of your domain names (except .ME, .EU, .UK and .ASIA domain names) in Bulk. Please follow the steps mentioned below to do the same:

1. Login to your Customer Control Panel from http://manage.gossimer.biz/customer.

2. Go to Domains -> Domain Registration -> Bulk Actions -> Bulk Modify, there you would have to enter the domain names whose information you wish to Modify or you can Search the same by Searching from the Search form provided below on the same page.

3. Here you can Modify the Contact Details by using any of the Contacts Available. If you wish to Add a new Contact, you can do so from the Control Panel by going to Domains -> Domain Registration -> Contact Management -> Add.

4. Below, you would find the Radio Button, select the FIRST BUTTON, if you do not wish to Modify the Name Servers and SECOND BUTTON, if you wish to Modify the Name Servers as well.

5. Enter the Name Servers, that you wish to keep for all the selected domain names and hit Submit.

 

IMPORTANT

 

At any point of time, you can only add two Bulk orders. This implies that you would not be able to add another Bulk Registration / Renewal / Transfer / Modification request, if two Bulk Actions are already running. You will be able to add another Bulk request once the earlier request has been processed completely. Click here to know how you can list all Bulk Actions that are currently running in your account >>

For Resellers -

From the Reseller Control Panel, you can modify the Name Servers for domain names (except .ME, .EU, .UK and .ASIA domain names) Registered by your Customers. Follow the steps mentioned below to use this facility:

1. Login to your Reseller Control Panel from – http://manage.gossimer.biz/reseller.

2. Go to Products -> Domain Registration -> Bulk Actions -> Bulk Modify, there you would have to enter the domain names whose Name Servers you wish to Modify or you can Search the same by Searching from the Search form provided below on the same page.

3. Enter the Name Servers, that you wish to keep for all the selected domain names and hit Submit.

 

IMPORTANT

 

At any point of time, you can only add two Bulk orders for any Customer. This implies that you would not be able to add another Bulk Registration / Renewal / Transfer / Modification request for a Customer if two Bulk Actions are already running for this Customer. You will be able to add another Bulk request once the earlier request has been processed completely. Click here to know how you can list all Bulk Actions that are currently running in your account >>

 

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23 Feb 10 Domain Name Registration Default Settings

Default Settings for Customers –

Customers of Gossimer under their Default Settings can set the Default Name Servers and the Default Contacts. Thus any Domains Registered by you would have the Default Name Servers and the Default Contacts pre-filled and, you will not have to enter the Name Servers every time you Register a Domain Name. Additionally, if suppose for some Domain Name you do not want to use the Default Contacts / Name Servers, then at the time of Registration you have the option of changing them.

To avail these Default Settings, you need to follow the steps mentioned below -

  1. Login to your Customer Control Panel from http://manage.gossimer.biz/customer.
     
  2. In the Control Panel go to Domains -> Domain Registration -> Default Settings.
     
  3. Here you can specify
    • Up to 4 Default Name Servers
       
    • Default Contacts
       
    IMPORTANT

    You can select 4 different types of Contacts from the Contact Type drop-down menu:

    • General Contact – can be used for domain names such as .COM, .NET. ORG, .NAME, .INFO, etc
       
    • COOP Contact – can be used only in case of .COOP domain names
       
    • UK Contact – can be used only in case of .UK domain names
       
    • EU Contact – can be used only in case of .EU domain names

    In case of Contact and COOP Contact type, Default Contact can be set for Registrant, Admin, Technical and Billing Contacts.

    However, in case of UK Contact and EU Contact type, Default Contact can be set only for Registrant Contact since the System requires only the Registrant Contact details to be provided for .UK and .EU domain names.
     

     

  4. You need to click on the Edit link next to each Default Contact. A new window will open listing all the Contacts created by you for that specific Contact type (Contact/COOP Contact/UK Contact/EU Contact). You may also search for a Contact by providing the Name of the Contact in the textbox and clicking on Search button. The Advance Search option allows you to search for a Contact by Contact Id, Contact Name, Company Name, Contact Status, Contact creation date.

    Now, to select a particular Contact as the Default Contact, click on the Contact Id link for that Contact. The selected Contact will now be displayed as the Default Contact.

    If you wish to add a new Contact, you need to click on the Add New link, provide the Contact details and click on Add button. A new Contact will be created and will be selected as the default Contact automatically. 

It is recommended that you mention at least 2 Name Servers here. Furthermore, in case of registering .US domain names, both Name servers must be registered in the United States.

Default Settings for Resellers –

a. Name Servers

Click here to read how to set your Default Name Server information >>

b. Whois Format

Click here to read how to brand your Web-based and Port 43 Whois Lookup Results >>

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20 Feb 10 Listing and Searching Orders

In order to manage your Mail Forwarding Orders, you need to search for them from your Control Panel with Gossimer , and access their Order Details view. To do so, follow the simple steps mentioned below -

1. Login to your Control Panel -

Resellers do so from http://manage.gossimer.biz/reseller;
Customers do so from http://manage.gossimer.biz/customer.

2. Once logged in to your Control Panel,

Resellers, go to Products -> Search -> Mail Forwarding Search 
Customers, go to Domains -> Search -> Mail Forwarding Search

and you can search for the domain name for which you have purchased this service (To list all Orders, leave all search parameters blank and select the Order Date as All).

3. In the next page you would see a list of all domain names, with Mail Forwarding service bought through Gossimer. Clicking on any of the domain names would take you to the Order Details view for that particular domain name, where you can manage this Mail Forwarding Order.

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19 Feb 10 Bulk Transfer

Before proceeding with the Transfer you are advised to first check the following:

You can Transfer multiple Domain Names (except .EU, .UK and .WS Domain Names) at a time, through the Bulk Transfer interface in your Control Panel. Follow the process outlined below to transfer Domain Names in bulk:

For Customers

1. Login to your Customer Control Panel from  http://manage.gossimer.biz/customer

2. Click on the Domains -> Domain Registration -> Bulk Actions -> Bulk Transfer button.

3. Enter values in their respective fields as explained below and proceed.

(a) Domain Information

Enter every Domain Name in a SINGLE LINE, separated by a Keyboard Return [Enter] Key, in the Domain Name field.

Mention their respective Transfer Secret/Authorization Code, on the SAME LINE as the Domain Names, separated with a comma.

IMPORTANT

In case of .CC/.TV Domain Name, you may provide a Transfer Secret/Authorization Code if the Domain Name has a Transfer Secret/Authorization Code set at the Current Registrar. Otherwise, you can simply mention the Domain Name.
 

It is worth noting that, Gossimer will send independent Transfer Request E-mails to the Administrative Contacts of all the Domain Names, to confirm each of the Transfers. Alternatively, if all the Domain Names are owned by the same Registrant, you may choose to send the Transfer FAX in a SINGLE letter, authorizing the Transfer for all the names.

(b) Contact Information

Select the appropriate Registrant, Administrative, Technical and Billing Contacts from the drop-down lists, for whom the Domain Names will be registered.

You may choose enable Privacy Protection for all the domain names. Click here to read what is Privacy Protection >>

It is compulsory for you to agree to the associated Product Agreement(s) by selecting the Check Box.

4. If you have sufficient funds in your Debit Account Balance, you will receive a Confirmation for the same via an e-mail from Gossimer that the Transfer has begun and the requisite Amount to process the Order will be Locked until the action is completed. You can check funds locked for various actions from My Billing -> List Locked Funds.

If you do not have sufficient funds with Gossimer, you can pay for the Invoice(s) separately. Upon payment, your Funds will be Locked, until the Transfer completes. Click here to read how to pay for an Invoice >>
 

IMPORTANT

 


For Resellers -

1. Login to your Reseller Control Panel from http://manage.gossimer.biz/reseller

2. Click on the Products -> Domain Registration -> Bulk Actions -> Bulk Transfer button.

3. Enter the Customer Email Address for which you wish to Transfer these Domains.

4. Enter values in their respective fields as explained below and proceed.

(a) Domain Information

Enter every Domain Name in a SINGLE LINE, separated by a Keyboard Return [Enter] Key, in the Domain Name field.

Mention their respective Transfer Secret/Authorization Code, on the SAME LINE as the Domain Names, separated with a comma.

IMPORTANT

In case of .CC/.TV Domain Name, you may provide a Transfer Secret/Authorization Code if the Domain Name has a Transfer Secret/Authorization Code set at the Current Registrar. Otherwise, you can simply mention the Domain Name.
 

It is worth noting that, Gossimer will send independent Transfer Request E-mails to the Administrative Contacts of all the Domain Names, to confirm each of the Transfers. Alternatively, if all the Domain Names are owned by the same Registrant, you may choose to send the Transfer FAX in a SINGLE letter, authorizing the Transfer for all the names.

(b) Contact Information

Select the appropriate Registrant, Administrative, Technical and Billing Contacts from the drop-down lists, for whom the Domain Names will be registered.

You may choose enable Privacy Protection for all the domain names. Click here to read what is Privacy Protection >>

It is compulsory for you to agree to the associated Product Agreement(s) by selecting the Check Box.

5. Choose an appropriate Payment method.

Upon placing a Bulk Transfer Order, the System will display you a Confirmation message and both yours and your Customer’s Funds will be Locked. Click here to read in detail about Locked Funds >>

Gossimer will also send you an E-mail once these Domain Names Transfer has begun.
 

IMPORTANT

 

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18 Feb 10 Suspend / Unsuspend a Mail Forwarding Service

Order Suspension is a useful feature available to Resellers of Gossimer. In this status, the Order remains in the database but is inactive and the functionality associated with it cannot be used. No one can make ANY modifications to this Service unless it is unsuspended.

Follow the steps below to Suspend / Unsuspend Email Forwarding Service - 

1. Login to your Reseller Control Panel from http://manage.gossimer.biz/reseller.

2. Go to Products -> Search -> Mail Forwarding Search and perform a search for the Domain for which you wish to Suspend Email Forwarding.

3. In the Search Results, click on Email Forwarding for the Domain.

4. The next page is the Order Details view, where you would find the Suspend / Unsuspend Button.

  • If you wish to Suspend the Service, you would have to select the Check Box for Suspension and enter the reason for Suspension and click on Update.
  • to Unsuspend, unselect the Check Box and Update the same.

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15 Feb 10 Suspending / Unsuspending a Website Builder service

Order Suspension is a useful feature available to Gossimer Resellers. In this status, the Order remains in the database but is inactive and the functionality associated with it cannot be used. No one can make any modifications to this service, unless it is unsuspended.

 

Follow the steps below to Suspend/Unsuspend the Website Builder Service for a domain name

1. Login to your Reseller Control Panel from http://manage.gossimer.biz/reseller.

2. Go to Products -> Search -> Website Builder Search and search for the Domain name whose service you wish to suspend.

3. In the Order List view, click on the Domain name. This will take you to the Order Details view.

4. Here, click on Suspend/Unsuspend.

  • If you wish to Suspend the service, you would have to select the check box for Suspension, enter the reason for Suspension and click on the Update button.
     
  • For Unsuspending, unselect the check box and click on the Update button.

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14 Feb 10 Suspend / Unsuspend a Customer

You can Suspend a Customer from your Reseller Control Panel, this will shut down their access to their Customer Control Panel. However all the Services under this Customer would remain Active

Suspending a Customer:

1. Login into your Reseller Admin Control Panel at http://manage.gossimer.biz/reseller.

2. Go to Customers -> List and select the Customer OR search for the Customer Customers -> Search.

3. Click on the Suspend button to suspend the concerned Customer.

If the Customer is already Suspended and now you wish to Unsuspend, then follow the procedure mentioned below - 

Unsuspending a Customer:

1. Login into your Reseller Admin Control Panel at http://manage.gossimer.biz/reseller.

2. Go to Customers -> List and select the Customer OR search for the Customer Customers -> Search.

3. Click on the Unsuspend button to unsuspend the concerned Customer.

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13 Feb 10 Listing, Searching and Managing Orders

In order to manage your Digital Certificate orders, you need to search for them from your Control Panel with Gossimer, and access their Order Details view. To do so, follow the simple steps mentioned below –

1. Login to your Control Panel

Resellers do so from http://manage.gossimer.biz/reseller;
Customers do so from http://manage.gossimer.biz/customer.

2. Once logged in to your Control Panel,

Resellers, go to Products -> Search -> Digital Certificate Search
Customers, go to Digital Certificate -> List/Search

and search for the Domain name for which this product has been purchased. (To list all orders, leave all search parameters blank and select the Order Date as All).3. In the next page you would see a list of all Domain Names for whom you have ordered a Digital Certificate through Gossimer.

Clicking on any of the Domain names would take you to the Order details view for the product, where you can manage this order.

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