DNS
Use the Domain Name Server (DNS) icon to view or change the domain name server settings and to enable and configure Dynamic DNS functionality.
Configuring DNS settings
To change the DNS settings, configure the following fields in the DNS pane:
Field | Description |
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DNS Domain | The DNS domain name to which this appliance belongs. |
Primary DNS Server | The IP address of the primary domain name server. |
Secondary DNS Server | The IP address of the secondary domain name server. |
Tertiary DNS Server | The IP address of the tertiary domain name server. |
Configuring dynamic DNS settings
The Dynamic DNS service, hosted by DynamicDNS.org, allows you to alias a dynamic IP address to a static hostname in any of the domains they offer.
To use Dynamic DNS support, you must sign up for an account at http://www.dyndns.org and register a hostname for this appliance for use with the Dynamic DNS service. Once you sign up for an account, activate the account, and register a hostname, use the controls in the Dynamic DNS pane to configure Dynamic DNS functionality on your appliance. This pane includes the following controls:
Field | Description |
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Service | The type of Dynamic DNS service account you configured. You can |
| choose DynDNS.org (Static), DynDNS.org (Dynamic), or DynDNS.org |
| (Custom). |
IP address | The method used by the Dynamic DNS service to determine the IP |
| address to which traffic is forwarded. You can choose Use Local IP |
| Address (which configures the Dynamic DNS service to use the IP |
| address that is assigned to your appliance) or Use |
| (which configures the Dynamic DNS service to use the IP address that |
| is reported for your appliance using http://checkip.dyndns.org). |
Hostname | The hostname associated with this appliance by the Dynamic DNS |
| service. |
User/Password | The User ID and password associated with your Dynamic DNS |
| account. |
Verify password | Type the Password to confirm the password |
Click OK to save your settings. Select the Enable check box to activate Dynamic DNS functionality.
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