Multi-Tech Systems S000573A ConfiguringDynamicDomainNamingSystem(DDNS)

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UsingtheRouter’sWebInterface  10

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ConfiguringDynamicDomainNamingSystem(DDNS)

ThisfeatureallowsyourroutertouseaDDNSservicetoassociateahostedserver'sdomainnamewitha

dynamicallychanginginternetaddress.

ToconfigureyourroutertouseDDNS:

1. FromSetup,selectDDNSConfiguration.

2. IntheConfigurationgroup,checkEnabled.

3. IntheServerfield,typethenameoftheserverfromwhichthecurrentlyassignedIPaddressisobtained.

ThischeckIPserverisaservertherouteraccessestocheckitscurrentIPaddress.

4. InthePortfield,typetheserver'sportnumber.Defaultis80.

5. IntheMaxRetriesfield,typethemaximumnumberoftriesthatareallowediftheupdatefails.The

defaultis5.Therangeis0to100.

6. IntheUpdateIntervalfield,typethedaysthatpasswithnoIPAddresschange.Attheendofthis

interval,theexistingIPAddressisupdatedontheserversothattheaddressdoesnotexpire.Therange

oftheintervalyoucanenterisbetween1and99days.Thedefaultis28days.

7. IfyouwanttoquerytheservertodeterminetheIPaddressbeforetheDDNSupdate,checkUseCheck

IP.TheIPaddressisstillassignedbythewirelessproviderandtheDDNSisupdatedbasedonthe

addressreturnedbyCheckIPServer.Ifdisabled,theDDNSupdateusestheIPaddressfromthePPPlink.

ThedefaultisUseCheckIP.

8. IntheCheckIPServerfield,typenametowhichtheIPAddresschangeisregistered.Example:

members.dyndns.org

9. IntheCheckIPPortfield,typetheportnumberoftheCheckIPServer.Defaultis80.

10. FromtheSystemdrop‐downlist,selectthedesiredsystemregistrationtype,eitherDynamicorCustom.

ThedefaultisDynamic.

11. IntheDomainfield,typetheregisteredDomainname.

YourDDNSserverrequiresyoutoidentifyyourselfbeforeyoucanmakechanges.Todoso:

1. IntheUsernamefield,typethenamethatcanaccesstheDDNSServer.ThedefaultisNULL.Youreceive

yournamewhenyouregisterwiththeDDNSservice.

2. InthePasswordfield,typethepasswordthatcanaccesstheDDNSServer.ThedefaultisNULL.You

receiveyourpasswordwhenyouregisterwiththeDDNSservice.

ToupdatetheDDNSserverwithyourIPaddress,clickUpdate.