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Chapter 5: Configuring the Gateway
The Setup Tab
Wireless-G ADSL Gateway
The DDNS Tab
The Gateway 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 Gateway.
Before you can use this feature, you need to sign up for DDNS service at DynDNS.org.
DDNS
DDNS Service. If your DDNS service is provided by DynDNS.org, then select
DynDNS.org
in the drop-down menu.
(See Figure 5-10.) To disable DDNS Service, select
Disabled
.
DynDNS.org
•
User Name, Password, and Host Name. Enter the User Name, Password, and Host Name of the account you
set up with DynDNS.org.
•
Internet IP Address. The Gateway’s current Internet IP Address is displayed here. Because it is dynamic, it will
change.
•
Status. The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here.
TZO.com
•
Email Address, Password, and Domain Name. Enter the Email Address, TZO Password Key, and Domain Name
of the service you set up with TZO.
•
Internet IP Address. The Router’s current Internet IP Address is displayed here. Because it is dynamic, this will
change.
•
Status. The status of the DDNS service connection is displayed here.
When finished making your changes on this tab, click the
Save Settings
button to save these changes, or click
the
Cancel Changes
button to undo your changes.
Figure 5-10: DynDNS.org
Figure 5-11: TZO.com
