Chapter 8
Advanced Configuration
This chapter describes how to configure the advanced features of your ProSafe 802.11g Wireless VPN Firewall FVG318.
Configuring Dynamic DNS
If your network has a permanently assigned IP address, you can register a domain name and have that name linked with your IP address by public Domain Name Servers (DNS). However, if your Internet account uses a dynamically assigned IP address, you will not know in advance what your IP address will be, and the address can change frequently. In this case, you can use a commercial dynamic DNS service, which will allow you to register your domain to their IP address, and will forward traffic directed to your domain to your
The firewall contains a client that can connect to a dynamic DNS service provider. To use this feature, you must select a service provider and obtain an account with them. After you have configured your account information in the firewall, whenever your
1.Log in to the firewall at its default LAN address of http://192.168.0.1 with its default user name of admin, default password of password, or using whatever password and LAN address you have chosen for the firewall.
2.Select Network Configuration > Dynamic DNS on the main menu of the browser interface. The Dynamic DNS screen will display.
3.Access the Web site of one of the dynamic DNS service providers whose names appear in the menu, and register for an account.
For example, for dyndns.org, go to www.dyndns.org.
4.Select the name of your dynamic DNS Service Provider.
5.Type the host and domain name that your dynamic DNS provider gave you. This will look like a URL, such as myName.dyndns.org.
6.Type the user name for your dynamic DNS account.
7.Type the password (or key) for your dynamic DNS account.
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