About Dynamic DNS [router mode]
Internet service providers (ISPs) assign IP addresses to identify each Internet account.
Most ISPs use dynamically assigned IP addresses. This means that the IP address can
change at any time. You can use the IP address to access your network remotely, but
most people do not know what their IP address is or when this address changes.
To make it easier to connect to a storage device that is connected to your AP or to set
up a VPN tunnel to the AP, you can get a free account with a Dynamic DNS (DDNS)
service that lets you use a domain name to access your office or home network. To use
this account, you must set up the AP to use DDNS. Then the AP notifies the DDNS service
provider whenever its IP address changes. When you access your DDNS account, the
service finds the current IP address of your home network and automatically connects
you.
The AP must be in router mode. However (and this is very unusual), if your ISP assigns
a private WAN IP address (such as 192.168.x.x or 10.x.x.x), the DDNS service does not
work because private addresses are not routed on the Internet.
Set up a new Dynamic DNS account [router
mode]
NETGEAR offers you the opportunity to set up and register for a free Dynamic DNS
account.
To set up Dynamic DNS and register for a free NETGEAR account:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to a WiFi
network or LAN port on the AP.
2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net in the address field.
A login window displays.
If your browser displays a security warning, dismiss the warning. For more information,
see Find the IP address of the AP when you cannot use routerlogin.net on page 32.
3. Enter the AP local device password.
The local device password is the one that you specified. The local device password
is case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Dynamic DNS.
The Dynamic DNS page displays.
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