ZyXEL Communications HS100/HS100W manual Specified IP Address field

HomeSafe User’s Guide

Table 18-2 Menu 1.1 Configure Dynamic DNS

FIELD DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE

IP Address Update Policy:

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 HomeSafe’s WAN IP address.

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

DDNS Server	Press [SPACE BAR] to select Yes and then press [ENTER] to	Yes
Auto Detect IP	have the DDNS server automatically update the IP address of
Address	the host name(s) with the public IP address that the HomeSafe
	uses or is behind.
	You can set this field to Yes whether the IP address is public or
	private, static or dynamic.
Use Specified IP	Press [SPACE BAR] to select Yes and then press [ENTER] to	No
Address	update the IP address of the host name(s) to the IP address
	specified below.
	Only select Yes if the HomeSafe uses or is behind a static
	public IP address.
Use IP Address	Enter the static public IP address if you select Yes in the Use	N/A
	Specified IP Address field.

When you have completed this menu, press [ENTER] at the prompt “Press ENTER to Confirm…” to save your configuration, or press [ESC] at any time to cancel.

The IP address updates when you reconfigure menu 1 or perform DHCP client renewal.

18-4 Menu 1 General Setup