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Table 5-2 Configure Dynamic DNS Menu Fields

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

EXAMPLE

 

 

 

DDNS Type

Press [SPACE BAR] and then [ENTER] to select DynamicDNS

DynamicDNS

 

if you have a dynamic IP address(es). Select StaticDNS if you

(default)

 

have a static IP address(s).

 

 

Select CustomDNS to have dyns.org provide DNS service for a

 

 

domain name that you already have from a source other than

 

 

dyndns.org.

 

 

 

 

Host1-3

Enter your host name(s) in the fields provided. You can specify

me.dyndns.org

 

up to two host names separated by a comma in each field.

 

EMAIL

Enter your e-mail address.

mail@mailserver

 

 

 

USER

Enter your user name.

 

 

 

 

Password

Enter the password assigned to you.

 

 

 

 

Enable Wildcard

Your ZyWALL supports DYNDNS Wildcard. Press [SPACE BAR]

No

 

and then [ENTER] to select Yes or No This field is N/A when

 

 

you choose DDNS client as your service provider.

 

 

 

 

Offline

This field is only available when CustomDNS is selected in the

Yes

 

DDNS Type field. Press [SPACE BAR] and then [ENTER] to

 

 

select Yes. When Yes is selected, traffic is redirected to a URL

 

 

that you have previously specified (see www.dyndns.org for

 

 

details).

 

Edit Update IP Address:

You can select Yes in either the Use Server Detected IP field (recommended) or the User Specified IP Addr field, but not both.

With the Use Server Detected IP and User Specified IP Addr fields both set to No, the DDNS server automatically updates the IP address of the host name(s) with the ZyWALL’s WAN IP address.

DDNS does not work with a private IP address. When both fields are set to No, the ZyWALL must have a public WAN IP address in order for DDNS to work.

 

Press [SPACE BAR] to select Yes and then press [ENTER] to

Yes

 

have the DDNS server automatically update the IP address of

 

Use Server

the host name(s) with the public IP address that the ZyWALL

 

Detected IP

uses or is behind.

 

 

You can set this field to Yes whether the IP address is public or

 

 

private, static or dynamic.

 

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