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Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N Gigabit Router with Storage Link
The Setup Tab - DDNS
Wireless-N Gigabit Router with Storage Link
The Setup Tab - DDNS
The Router offers a Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) feature. DDNS lets you assign a fixed host and domain
name to a dynamic Internet IP address. It is useful when you are hosting your own website, FTP server, or other
server behind the Router.
Before you can use this feature, you need to sign up for DDNS service at one of two DDNS service providers,
DynDNS.org or TZO.com. If you do not want to use this feature, keep the default setting,
Disable
.
DDNS
DDNS Service
If your DDNS service is provided by DynDNS.org, then select
DynDNS.org
from the drop-down menu. If your
DDNS service is provided by TZO, then select
TZO.com
. The features available on the
DDNS
screen will vary,
depending on which DDNS service provider you use.
DynDNS.org
Username, Password, and Host Name
. Enter the settings of the account you set up with DynDNS.org.
System
. Select the DynDNS service you use:
Dynamic
,
Static
, or
Custom
.
Mail Exchange (Optional)
. Enter the address of your mail exchange server, so e-mails to your DynDNS
address go to your mail server.
Backup MX
. This feature allows the mail exchange server to be a backup. To enable this feature, keep the
default,
Enabled
. To disable the feature, select
Disabled
. If you are not sure which setting to select, keep the
default,
Enabled
.
WildCard
. This setting enables or disables wildcards for your host. For example, if your DDNS address is
myplace.dyndns.org
and you enable wildcards, then
x.myplace.dyndns.org
will work as well (x is the
wildcard). To enable wildcards, keep the default,
Enabled
. To disable wildcards, select
Disabled
. If you are
not sure which setting to select, keep the default,
Enabled
.
Status
. The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here.
Update
. To manually trigger an update, click this button.
Figure 5-9: Setup Tab - DDNS (DynDNS.org)
