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Advanced Setup > Dynamic DNS, To set up Dynamic DNS, Use a Dynamic DNS Service, Use Wildcards

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N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800 host name that you configure in the router. Then, whenever your ISP-assigned IP address changes, your router automatically contacts the Dynamic DNS service provider, logs in to your account, and registers your new IP address. If your host name is hostname, for example, you can reach your router at http://hostname.dyndns.org. On the Advanced tab, select Advanced Setup > Dynamic DNS to display the following screen: Figure 10. Forward traffic to a changing IP address  To set up Dynamic DNS: 1. Register for an account with one of the Dynamic DNS service providers whose names appear in the Service Provider list. For example, for DynDNS.org, select www.dyndns.org. 2. Select the Use a Dynamic DNS Service check box. 3. Select the name of your Dynamic DNS service provider. 4. Type the host name (or domain name) that your Dynamic DNS service provider gave you. 5. Type the user name for your Dynamic DNS account. This is the name that you use to log in to your account, not your host name. 6. Type the password (or key) for your Dynamic DNS account. 7. 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. 8. Click Apply to save your configuration. Advanced Settings 105

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Advanced Settings
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N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router Premium Edition WNDR3800
host name that you configure in the router. Then, whenever your ISP-assigned IP address
changes, your router automatically contacts the Dynamic DNS service provider, logs in to
your account, and registers your new IP address. If your host name is hostname, for
example, you can reach your router at
.
On the Advanced tab, select
Advanced Setup > Dynamic DNS
to display the following
screen:
Figure 10. Forward traffic to a changing IP address
To set up Dynamic DNS:
1.
Register for an account with one of the Dynamic DNS service providers whose names
appear in the Service Provider list. For example, for DynDNS.org, select
www.dyndns.org
.
2.
Select the
Use a Dynamic DNS Service
check box.
3.
Select the name of your Dynamic DNS service provider.
4.
Type the host name (or domain name) that your Dynamic DNS service provider gave you.
5.
Type the user name for your Dynamic DNS account. This is the name that you use to log in
to your account, not your host name.
6.
Type the password (or key) for your Dynamic DNS account.
7.
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.
8.
Click
Apply
to save your configuration.