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Chapter 6: Setting up and Configuring the Router
Setup Tab - DDNS
10/100 16-Port VPN Router
Setup Tab - DDNS
DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) service allows you to assign a fixed domain name to a dynamic WAN IP
address, so you can host your own web, FTP or other type of TCP/IP server in your LAN. The DDNS feature is
disabled by default.
Before configuring DDNS, you need to visit www.dyndns.org and register a domain name. (The DDNS service is
provided by DynDNS.org).
The DDNS table displays the number of WAN ports you have configured on the
Network
or
Port Management
screen. The status of each port’s DDNS setting is shown in the DDNS Service column. Click the
Edit
in the Config.
column to edit the DDNS setting of the selected WAN port. A new screen will appear.
In the
Interface
field, the WAN port number is displayed. Select
DynDNS.org
from the
DDNS Service
drop-down
menu. Enter your DynDNS.org account information in the
User name
and
Password
fields. Enter your host name
in the three
Host Name
fields. For example, if your host name were
myhouse.dyndns.org
, then
myhouse
would go
into the first field,
dyndns
would go into the second field, and
org
would go into the last field.
Then click the
Save Settings
button, and the status of the DDNS function will be updated.
In the Internet IP Address section, the Router’s current Internet IP address is displayed. Because it is dynamic,
this will change.
In the Status section, the status of the DDNS function is displayed. If the status information indicates an error,
make sure you have correctly entered the information for your account with DynDNS.org.
Click the
Save Settings
button to save your changes, or click the
Cancel Changes
button to undo your changes.
Click the
Back
button to return to the
DDNS
screen.
Figure 6-23: DDNS
Figure 6-24: Edit DDNS