Remote Administration; Dynamic Dns - ActionTec MI424-WR User Manual

Actiontec Wireless Broadband Router User Manual

Remote Administration

The Router's Remote Administration capabilities are covered in detail in the
"Security" chapter of this manual.

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.
Opening a Dynamic DNS Account
To use Dynamic , a free Dynamic account must be opened at http://
DNS DNS
www.dyndns.org/account/create.html.
When applying for an account, a user name and password must be specified. Have
them available when customizing the Router's Dynamic feature. For more
DNS
information regarding Dynamic , refer to http://www.dyndns.org.
DNS
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