Adding Squarespace DNS Records on cp.blacknight.com

The following covers how to set up a DNS records for Squarespace on our older cp.blacknight.com panel. If you need to do this on cp.blacknighthosting.com (for any domains on accounts created after June 2022) please see here:

Adding Squarespace DNS Records on cp.blacknighthosting.com

How to edit DNS records in cp.blacknighthosting.com

PLEASE NOTE: The IP addresses listed here are correct at the time of writing and may change without notice.
Please check with Squarespace for the correct IP Addresses.

1) Log into cp.blacknight.com
2) Click on Home at the top of the screen
3) Click on Hosted Domains
4) Click on the domain in question
5) Click on the Web tab at the top. (If you do not have a Web tab, skip to Step 7)
6) Click on Remove Hosting and then click OK
7) Click on the DNS tab
8) Click on DNS Records
9) Click Add New DNS Record

Choose CNAME from the dropdown menu
in the Domain field input: www
In the Canonical Name field input: ext-cust.squarespace.com. (the full stop at the end is important)
Click Finish

Click Add New DNS Record
Choose CNAME from the dropdown menu
in the Domain field input: Copy and paste the unique code here:
Can be found using the steps in this guide: https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/205812378-Connecting-a-domain-to-your-Squarespace-site
In the Canonical Name field input: verify.squarespace.com. (the full stop at the end is important)
Click Finish

Click Add New DNS Record
Choose A from the dropdown menu
in the Domain field leave it empty and in the IP Address field input: 198.185.159.144
Click Finish

Click Add New DNS Record
Choose A from the dropdown menu
in the Domain field leave it empty, and in the IP Address field input: 198.185.159.145
Click Finish

Click Add New DNS Record
Choose A from the dropdown menu
in the Domain field leave it empty, and in the IP Address field input: 198.49.23.144
Click Finish

Click Add New DNS Record
Choose A from the dropdown menu
in the Domain field leave it empty, and in the IP Address field input: 198.49.23.145
Click Finish