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About Dynamic DNS [router mode], Set up a new Dynamic DNS account [router mode
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WiFi 6 AX1800 Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAX204 About Dynamic DNS [router mode] Internet service providers (ISPs) assign IP addresses to identify each Internet account. Most ISPs use dynamically assigned IP addresses. This means that the IP address can change at any time. You can use the IP address to access your network remotely, but most people do not know what their IP address is or when this address changes. To make it easier to connect to a storage device that is connected to your access point or to set up a VPN tunnel to the access point, you can get a free account with a Dynamic DNS (DDNS) service that lets you use a domain name to access your office or home network. To use this account, you must set up the access point to use DDNS. Then the access point notifies the DDNS service provider whenever its IP address changes. When you access your DDNS account, the service finds the current IP address of your home network and automatically connects you. The access point must be in router mode. However (and this is very unusual), if your ISP assigns a private WAN IP address (such as 192.168.x.x or 10.x.x.x), the DDNS service does not work because private addresses are not routed on the Internet. Set up a new Dynamic DNS account [router mode] NETGEAR offers you the opportunity to set up and register for a free Dynamic DNS account. To set up Dynamic DNS and register for a free NETGEAR account: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the access point network. 2. Enter http//www.routerlogin.net in the address field. If you are not connected to the access point network but to the same network as the access point, enter the IP address that is assigned to the access point. If you do not know the IP address, see Find the IP address of the access point when you cannot use routerlogin.net on page 27. A login window displays. If your browser does not display the login window but displays a security message and does not let you proceed, see Log in to the access point after initial setup on page 30. 3. Enter the access point local device password. Dynamic DNS [Router Mode] 168 User Manual