Registering a UC San Diego Domain Name

• Read Registration, Management, and Use of UC San Diego Domain Names: PPM 135-8 (PDF).
  • For a standard UC San Diego domain name (ends in .ucsd.edu or .ucsandiego.edu), review sections III.B and III.C.
• Ensure you comply with your department's regulations when choosing and registering domain names by contacting your system administrator.

Note: Your system administrator usually is the approved representative to register names for all departmental machines.

• Use these guidelines when choosing an appropriate domain name:
  • Servers and other machines offering services need names that make sense to the people using them. Names might include "www" plus:
    • Your own name
    • Project name
    • Department name (e.g., www.cse.ucsd.edu)
    • Lab name
  • Names must not imply affiliation with other individuals, labs, or departments.
  • Names cannot infringe on non-university trademarks.

• If you meet the requirements above, you can either:
  • Register a new machine (lacks an existing IP address and domain name):
    • Contact your department's system administrator. Many system administrators handle IP and domain registration for their local areas.
    • If your department does not have a system administrator, fill out a registration form with ITS Service Desk for each computer you wish to register. ITS will e-mail your IP address(es) and domain name(s) to you.
    • If you're not sure who to contact or how to proceed, contact the ITS Service Desk, (858) 246-4357.
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  • Make changes to a registered machine.
    Contact the hostmaster to:
    • Change a machine's existing name. (Include its IP address in your request.)
    • Request additional names (in DNS terms, "A records" or "CNAMEs").