Netgear SRXN3205 SRXN3205 Reference Manual - Page 37
Configuring Dynamic DNS, Dynamic DNS
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ProSafe Wireless-N VPN Firewall SRXN3205 Reference Manual Configuring Dynamic DNS Note: Dynamic DNS enables you to employ some VPN configurations that require using an FQDN instead of the WAN IP address. Dynamic DNS (DDNS) is an Internet service that allows routers with varying public IP addresses to be located using Internet domain names. To use DDNS, you must setup an account with a DDNS provider such. Links to DynDNS, TZO and Oray are provided for your convenience as Tabbed menus in the Dynamic DNS configuration screen. The firewall firmware includes software that notifies dynamic DNS servers of changes in the WAN IP address, so that the services running on this network can be accessed by others on the Internet. If your network has a permanently assigned IP address, you can register a domain name and have that name linked with your IP address by public Domain Name Servers (DNS). However, if your Internet account uses a dynamically assigned IP address, you will not know in advance what your IP address will be, and the address can change frequently-hence, the need for a commercial DDNS service, which allows you to register an extension to its domain, and restores DNS requests for the resulting FQDN to your frequently-changing IP address. After you have configured your account information in the firewall, whenever your ISP-assigned IP address changes, your firewall will automatically contact your DDNS service provider, log in to your account, and register your new IP address. • For auto-rollover mode, you will need a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) to implement features such as exposed hosts and virtual private networks regardless of whether you have a fixed or dynamic IP address. • For load balancing mode, you may still need a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) either for convenience or if you have a dynamic IP address. 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. Connecting to the Internet (WAN) v1.0, October 2008 2-11