User's Manual Part 2

Section 3 – Configuration
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DDNS
The Router supports Dynamic Domain Name
Service or Dynamic DNS. Dynamic DNS is used for
account that may not have a permanent fixed global
IP address for servers or other resources that are
accessed through the Internet. It allows the user to
alias a dynamic IP address to a fixed host name.
To configure Dynamic DNS:
1. Click the Activated box to select it.
2. Enter the full host and domain name used for
your Dynamic DNS under My Host Name.
3. This is used to redirect e-mails arriving at
your Dynamic DNS service provider’s
address to an alternative e-mail account.
Type in the E-Mail Address that will receive
the forwarded e-mails.
4. Type in the Username for your Dynamic
DNS account.
5. Type in the Password for your Dynamic
DNS account.
6. The Wildcard support option may be
selected to allow for variations on your public
URL address to be used, for example if
upper case letters are typed in the URL.
7. Click the SAVE button to activate the
Dynamic DNS settings.