Firmware Restore; Dynamic Dns - ActionTec MI424-WR User Manual

Chapter 8 Using Advanced Settings

Firmware Restore

Firmware restore lets the Router's firmware return to an earlier version, if the cur-
rent version is unstable or does not meet specified needs. Click Firmware Restore
from the Advanced screen to generate the "Firmware Restore" screen.
The screen displays the "Active Firmware" and the "Backup Firmware." To restore
the firmware to the backup firmware, click Restore Backup Firmware. A confir-
mation screen appears. Click OK to finish restoring the Router's firmware.

Dynamic DNS

Dynamic (Domain Name Server) a dynamic address to be aliased to a static
DNS IP
hostname, allowing a computer on the network to be more easily accessible from
the Internet. Typically, when connecting to the Internet, the service provider assigns
an unused address from a pool of addresses, and this address is used only for
IP IP
the duration of a specific connection. Dynamically assigning addresses extends the
usable pool of available addresses, while maintaining a constant domain name.
IP
This allows to user to access a device (a camera, for example) from a remote loca-
tion, since the device will always have the same address.
IP
When using Dynamic , each time the address provided by the changes,
DNS IP ISP
the database changes accordingly to reflect the change. In this way, even
DNS
though the address of the computer changes often, its domain name remains
IP
constant and accessible.
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