Vigor2920 Series User’s Guide
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3.4.1 Dynamic DNS
The ISP often provides you with a dynamic IP address when you connect to the Internet via
your ISP. It means that the public IP address assigned to your router changes each time you
access the Internet. The Dynamic DNS feature lets you assign a domain name to a dynamic
WAN IP address. It allows the router to update its online WAN IP address mappings on the
specified Dynamic DNS server. Once the router is online, you will be able to use the
registered domain name to access the router or internal virtual servers from the Internet. It is
particularly helpful if you host a web server, FTP server, or other server behind the router.
Before you use the Dynamic DNS feature, you have to apply for free DDNS service to the
DDNS service providers. The router provides up to three accounts from three different DDNS
service providers. Basically, Vigor routers are compatible with the DDNS services supplied by
most popular DDNS service providers such as
www.dyndns.org, www.no-ip.com,
www.dtdns.com, www.changeip.com, www.dynamic- nameserver.com.
You should visit
their websites to register your own domain name for the router.
Enable the Function and Add a Dynamic DNS Account
1.
Assume you have a registered domain name from the DDNS provider, say
hostname.dyndns.org
, and an account with username:
test
and password:
test
.
2.
In the DDNS setup menu, check
Enable Dynamic DNS Setup
.
Set to Factory Default
Clear all profiles and recover to factory settings.
Enable Dynamic DNS Setup
Check this box to enable DDNS function.
Auto-Update interval
Set the time for the router to perform auto update for
DDNS service.
Index
Click the number below Index to access into the setting
page of DDNS setup to set account(s).
Domain Name
Display the domain name that you set on the setting page
of DDNS setup.
Active
Display if this account is active or inactive.
View Log
Display DDNS log status.
Force Update
Force the router updates its information to DDNS server.
3.
Select Index number 1 to add an account for the router. Check
Enable Dynamic DNS
Account
, and choose correct Service Provider: dyndns.org, type the registered hostname:
hostname
and domain name suffix: dyndns.org in the
Domain Name
block. The
following two blocks should be typed your account Login Name:
test
and Password:
test
.
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