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Service Provider, Use a dynamic DNS Service, Use Wildcards, Apply, To con Dynamic DNS

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Wireless-N 300 Modem Router DGN2200 User Manual To configure Dynamic DNS: 1. In the main menu, under Advanced, select Dynamic DNS to display the following screen. Figure 6-3 2. Access the website of one of the Dynamic DNS service providers whose names appear in the Service Provider drop-down list, and register for an account. For example, for dyndns.org, go to www.dyndns.org. 3. Select the Use a dynamic DNS Service check box. 4. Select the name of your Dynamic DNS service provider. 5. Type the host name that your Dynamic DNS service provider gave you. The Dynamic DNS service provider might call this the domain name. If your URL is myName.dyndns.org, then your host name is myName. 6. Type the user name for your Dynamic DNS account. 7. Type the password (or key) for your Dynamic DNS account. 8. If your Dynamic DNS provider allows the use of wildcards in resolving your URL, you can select the Use Wildcards check box to activate this feature. For example, the wildcard feature causes *.yourhost.dyndns.org to be aliased to the same IP address as yourhost.dyndns.org. 9. Click Apply to save your configuration. Note: If your ISP assigns a private WAN IP address such as 192.168.x.x or 10.x.x.x, the Dynamic DNS service will not work because private addresses will not be routed on the Internet. Advanced Configuration 6-5 v1.0, March 2010

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Wireless-N 300 Modem Router DGN2200 User Manual
Advanced Configuration
6-5
v1.0, March 2010
To configure Dynamic DNS:
1.
In the main menu, under Advanced, select Dynamic DNS to display the following screen.
2.
Access the website of one of the Dynamic DNS service providers whose names appear in the
Service Provider
drop-down list, and register for an account. For example, for dyndns.org, go
to www.dyndns.org.
3.
Select the
Use a dynamic DNS Service
check box.
4.
Select the name of your Dynamic DNS service provider.
5.
Type the host name that your Dynamic DNS service provider gave you. The Dynamic DNS
service provider might call this the domain name. If your URL is myName.dyndns.org, then
your host name is myName.
6.
Type the user name for your Dynamic DNS account.
7.
Type the password (or key) for your Dynamic DNS account.
8.
If your Dynamic DNS provider allows the use of wildcards in resolving your URL, you can
select the
Use Wildcards
check box to activate this feature. For example, the wildcard feature
causes *.yourhost.dyndns.org to be aliased to the same IP address as yourhost.dyndns.org.
9.
Click
Apply
to save your configuration.
Figure 6-3
Note:
If your ISP assigns a private WAN IP address such as 192.168.x.x or 10.x.x.x, the
Dynamic DNS service will not work because private addresses will not be routed
on the Internet.