To Access Over The Internet - Topfield TRF-2400 User Manual

76 Accessing to The Digital Receiver via The Internet

9.1.2 To access over the Internet

When you are away from home, you can access the digital
receiver inside your home if your router is configured to route
access to the digital receiver by means of port forwarding. Via
this feature, your router will lead you to the digital receiver
when you access your router with its IP address.
Your router may be assigned to a dynamic IP address by an
Internet service provider. So if the router has rebooted, you
cannot access it unless someone in your home can inform you
of the changed IP address. However, many routers support
Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) service, which can
settle this problem. The following image is an example of one
such DDNS service provider.
If you use a DDNS service, you can access your router with
a domain name. The instructions on how to use the DDNS
service are as follows: