Dynamic Dns - D-Link Router User Manual

Section 3 - Configuration
The Router supports DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name Service). Dynamic DNS service allows a dynamic public IP address to be associated with a static
host name in any of the many domains, allowing access to a specified host from various locations on the Internet. This is enabled to allow remote
access to a host by clicking on a hyperlinked URL in the form hostname.dyndns.org, Many ISPs assign public IP addresses using DHCP, and this can
make it difficult to locate a specific host on the LAN using standard DNS. If for example you are running a public web server or VPN server on your
LAN, this ensures that the host can be located from the Internet if the public IP address changes. DDNS requires that an account be setup with one
of the supported DDNS service providers.
Connection Indicates the interface (connection) over which DDNS is
Name:
operating.
Status: Indicates whether the DDNS connection is enabled or disabled.
Service Indicates which DDNS service provider is being used.
Provider:
Host Name: Indicates the hostname chosen by the user.
User name: Indicates the user account being used to access the DDNS
service.
Wildcards Indicates whether wildcards are Enabled or Disabled. Wildcards
Status:
allows anything before the hostname to be resolved into an IP
address. For example, if your hostname is
hostname.ddns.com, typing www.hostname.ddns.com or
lakjsdfhlkadf.hostname.ddns.com would both resolve to the same
IP address. Note that not all DDNS providers support wildcards.
Action: Click the pencil ( ) icon to edit the DDNS entry, click the trash can
icon ( ) to delete the DDNS entry.
Add: Click Add to add a new DDNS service. This will launch the
Dynamic DNS Add screen, described on the next page.
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