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Setting up DDNS, Setting up virtual DMZ in your LAN - user manual

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WL-500W Wireless Router User Manual 4) Setting up virtual DMZ in your LAN To expose an internal host to the Internet and make all services provided by this host available to outside users, enable Virtual DMZ function to open all ports of the host. This function is useful when the host plays multiple roles such as HTTP server and FTP server. However, in doing this, your network becomes less secure. 1. Click Virtual DMZ in the NAT Setting menu. 2. Enter the IP address of the host and click Finish. 3. Click Save & Restart to restart the wireless router and activate the settings. 5) Setting up DDNS DNS enables host who uses static IP address to associate with a domain name; for dynamic IP users, they can also associate with a domain name via dynamic DNS (DDNS). DDNS requires registering and account-creating at DDNS service providers' website. The DDNS server updates your IP address information once you are assigned to a new IP address. Thus, the Internet user can always access your network. 1. Click Miscellaneous from IP Config folder. 2. Select Yes to enable the DDNS service. If you do not have a DDNS account, click Free Trial to register for a trial account. 15

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WL-500W Wireless Router User Manual
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1. Click
Virtual DMZ
in the NAT Setting menu.
2. Enter the IP address of the
host and click
Finish
.
3. Click
Save & Restart
to
restart the wireless router
and activate the settings.
5) Setting up DDNS
DNS enables host who uses static IP address to associate with a domain name;
for dynamic IP users, they can also associate with a domain name via dynamic
DNS (DDNS). DDNS requires registering and account-creating at DDNS service
providers' website. The DDNS server updates your IP address information once
you are assigned to a new IP address. Thus, the Internet user can always access
your network.
1. Click
Miscellaneous
from IP Config folder.
2. Select
Yes
to enable the
DDNS service. If you do
not have a DDNS account,
click
Free Trial
to register
for a trial account.
4) Setting up virtual DMZ in your LAN
To expose an internal host to the Internet and make all services provided by this
host available to outside users, enable Virtual DMZ function to open all ports of
the host. This function is useful when the host plays multiple roles such as HTTP
server and FTP server. However, in doing this, your network becomes less secure.