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4.2 D D N S
Dynam ic DNS or DDNS ( Dyn am ic Doma in Nam e Ser ver s ) is a ter m us ed f or the
updat ing in r e a l t ime of I nter net Doma in N ame Sys tem ( DNS) nam e s er ver s . We us e
a numer ic I P addr es s alloc ated by I nter n et Ser vic e Pr ov ider ( I SP) to c onnec t to
I nter net; the addr es s may either be s table ( "s tat ic ") , or may c hange f r o m one
s es s ion on the I nter net to th e next ( "dyn am ic ") . How eve r, a numer ic addr es s is
inc onven ient to r emember ; an a ddr es s w hic h c hanges unpr edic tably ma kes
c onnec tion impos s ib le. T he DDNS pr ovider alloc ates a s tatic hos t name to the us er ;
w henever the us er is alloc ated a new I P addr es s this is c ommunic ated to the DDNS
pr ovid er by s of tw ar e r unning on a c omputer or netw or k dev ic e at that addr es s ; the
pr ovid er dis tr ibutes the as s oc iation betw een the hos t name and the addr es s to the
I nter net' s DNS s er ver s s o th at they may r es olve DNS quer ies . T hus, uninter r upted
ac c ess to devic es and s er vic es w hos e numer ic I P addr es s may c hange is maintain ed.
Clic k Advance d - > DDNS to enter the DDNS s c r een.
1. To us e the DDNS f eatur e, you need to have an acc ount w ith one of the Ser vic e
Pr ovider s in the dr op - dow n menu f ir s t.
2. T his r outer s uppor ts f ive DD NS s er vic e pr ov id er s : 88 ip. c n3322. or g, gnw ay,
dyndns and no - ip.