About Dynamic Dns [Router Mode]; Set Up A New Dynamic Dns Account [Router Mode] - NETGEAR WAX204 User Manual

WiFi 6 AX1800 Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAX204

About Dynamic DNS [router mode]

Internet service providers (ISPs) assign IP addresses to identify each Internet account.
Most ISPs use dynamically assigned IP addresses. This means that the IP address can
change at any time. You can use the IP address to access your network remotely, but
most people do not know what their IP address is or when this address changes.
To make it easier to connect to a storage device that is connected to your access point
or to set up a VPN tunnel to the access point, you can get a free account with a Dynamic
DNS (DDNS) service that lets you use a domain name to access your office or home
network. To use this account, you must set up the access point to use DDNS. Then the
access point notifies the DDNS service provider whenever its IP address changes. When
you access your DDNS account, the service finds the current IP address of your home
network and automatically connects you.
The access point must be in router mode. However (and this is very unusual), if your ISP
assigns a private WAN IP address (such as 192.168.x.x or 10.x.x.x), the DDNS service
does not work because private addresses are not routed on the Internet.
Set up a new Dynamic DNS account [router
mode]
NETGEAR offers you the opportunity to set up and register for a free Dynamic DNS
account.
To set up Dynamic DNS and register for a free NETGEAR account:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the
access point network.
2. Enter http//www.routerlogin.net in the address field.
If you are not connected to the access point network but to the same network as the
access point, enter the IP address that is assigned to the access point. If you do not
know the IP address, see Find the IP address of the access point when you cannot
use routerlogin.net on page 27.
A login window displays.
If your browser does not display the login window but displays a security message
and does not let you proceed, see Log in to the access point after initial setup on
page 30.
3. Enter the access point local device password.
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