Skip to main content
Once your plan has been set up, you’ll be sent your initial setup detials which includes
  • Control Panel Username
  • Control Panel Password
  • Server - (e.g. Server 1)
To login to the control panel - vistit https://panel.mailnode.nz/ and select your relevant server - You should be presented with your control panel.
We would highly recommend enabling 2FA and changing your password to something secure once you have logged in - To do this, click the arrow beside your username and follow the options.
Image
1

Verifying Your Domain

The first step to add your domain is to verify your ownership and set up the verification record.Click Domains - Then select Add New Domain - You will then see the verification TXT records that you need to add - The record will look similar the the belowPlease add this record to your domain’s DNS settings and wait for DNS propagation (usually 5-15 minutes).
Record TypeTXT
Record Name_da-verify-XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Record Valuedomain-verified
After the DNS propagation has completed, attempt to re-add the domain again, and it should then appear in your Domains list.
2

Setting up your MX - SPF and DKIM DNS Records

If you currently have email hosting elsewhere, we recommend setting up your DNS records after you have set up your mailboxes and migrated any emails across
Once you’ve added your domain, select DNS in the sidebar to get your domains DNS settings that need to be configured - Similar to the verification records, set these up in with DNS provider (such as Cloudflare, MetaName, NameCheap, etc)
Firstly, remove any default or current MX records that point to your existing mail providerIf you currently have an existing SPF record for sending using Shopify, MailChannels, etc - Please ask before deleting this record as we may give you an updated one different to the DNS page.
TypeNamePriorityValue
MX@10XXXXXXXX.mxrouting.net
Check your page for the correct settings
MX@20XXXXXXX-relay.mxrouting.net
Check your page for the correct settings
TXT@N/Av=spf1 include:mxroute.com -all
TXTx._domainkeyN/Av=DKIM1; k=rsa; p=MIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAA

Note: this will be very long - click the copy button<br />beside this record when setting it up.
3

Optional - Setting up your Custom Hostnames

There is two more additional records we suggest setting up which are located on the SSL Certificates page in the panel menu.By completing these steps, this allows you to use your own domain for setting up mail clients and using webmail, rather than needing to remember the server name you are on.
TypeNamePriorityValue
CNAMEmailN/AXXXXXXX.mxrouting.net
Check your page for the correct settings
CNAMEwebmailN/AXXXXXXX.mxrouting.net
Check your page for the correct settings
Once you configure these - It can take a few hours (depending on your DNS provider) for this to propagate, although typically this is less than 1 hour.

The final step once your DNS is propagated, is to activate the SSL certificaties for the mail and webmail subdomains to prevent any issues.To do this, simply select SSL Certificates in the panel menu, tick both the mail and webmail subdomains under Step 2 Request Certiticate and press Request Certificate and then you are good to go.