ZyWALL 2 and ZyWALL 2WE

Chapter 5

SMT Menu 1 - General Setup

Menu 1 - General Setup contains administrative and system-related information.

5.1Introduction to General Setup

Menu 1 - General Setup contains administrative and system-related information. Use the instructions in this chapter to configure identification and dynamic DNS for your ZyWALL.

5.2 System Name

System Name is for identification purposes. ZyXEL recommends you enter your computer’s “Computer name”.

• In Windows 95/98 click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel and then double-click Network. Click the Identification tab, note the entry for the Computer name field and enter it in the ZyWALL System Name field.

• In Windows 2000 click Start->Settings->Control Panel and then double-click System. Click the Network Identification tab and then the Properties button. Note the entry for the Computer name field and enter it in the ZyWALL System Name field.

• In Windows XP, click start ->My Computer ->View system information and then click the Computer Name tab. Note the entry in the Full computer name field and enter it as the ZyWALL System Name.

The Domain Name entry is what is propagated to the DHCP clients on the LAN. If you leave this field blank, the domain name obtained by DHCP from the ISP is used. While you must enter the host name (System Name) on each individual machine, the domain name can be assigned from the ZyWALL via DHCP.

5.3 Dynamic DNS

Dynamic DNS (Domain Name System) allows you to update your current dynamic IP address with one or many dynamic DNS services so that anyone can contact you (in NetMeeting, CU-SeeMeor other services). You can also access your FTP server or Web site on your own computer using a DNS-like address (for example, myhost.dhs.org, where myhost is a name of your choice) that will never change instead of using an IP address that changes each time you reconnect. Your friends or relatives will always be able to call you even if they don’t know your IP address.

First of all, you need to have registered a dynamic DNS account with www.dyndns.org. This is for people with a dynamic IP from their ISP or DHCP server that would still like to have a DNS name.

SMT Menu 1 – General Setup

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