Section 3 | Configuration |
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Options related to: SETTING UP A LINK TO A DYNAMIC DOMAIN NAME SERVICE
Field | Description |
DDNS Server: | The WR850 supports a feature called Dynamic Domain Name |
(ADVANCED) | System (DDNS), which enables you to assign a fixed host and |
| domain name to a dynamic Internet IP address (e.g., an IP address |
| assigned to the WR850 through DHCP). |
| DDNS is particularly useful if you are hosting your own web server, |
| FTP server, or other type of server behind the router, so that visitors |
| can locate your service with a consistent name. |
| Before you can use this feature, you must sign up for DDNS service |
| at a DDNS service provider, such as www.dyndns.org or |
| www.changeip.com. |
| Once you have signed up, you can enable the feature by selecting |
| the appropriate DDNS service provider. |
| FACTORY DEFAULT: Disabled |
User Name: | The DDNS service provider will assign you a User Name when you |
(ADVANCED) | sign up for service. |
| That User Name should be entered in this field. |
| NOTE: DDNS Server (above) must be enabled with a service provider in |
| order to modify this field. |
| FACTORY DEFAULT: (blank) |
User Password: | The DDNS service provider will assign you a User Password when |
(ADVANCED) | you sign up for service. |
| That User Password should be entered in this field. |
| NOTE: DDNS Server (above) must be enabled with a service provider in |
| order to modify this field. |
| FACTORY DEFAULT: (blank) |
Host Name: | Sets the fully qualified domain name registered for your WAN |
(ADVANCED) | connection. |
| NOTE: DDNS Server (above) must be enabled with a service provider in |
| order to modify this field. |
| FACTORY DEFAULT: (blank) |
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