Accessing Your Files From Anywhere On The Internet; Domain Name Basics - Axentra net-box Getting Started Manual

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Accessing your files from anywhere on the Internet

Your Net-Box provides a service called MyDisk, which is actually a WebDAV server. With it, you can
access your files from any computer on the Internet as if they were on a local folder of that computer. But
before you can do so, your Net-Box must have a domain name set up.

Domain Name Basics

When your Net-Box connects to your ISP it is assigned a unique numeric Internet address (IP address),
for example 68.142.132.151, a little bit like an Internet phone number that the other computers on the
Internet use to find it.
Each computer on the Internet has at least one IP address that uniquely identifies it from all other
computers on the Internet.
However, numeric addresses are often hard to remember, and worse, in the case of a 'dynamic address',
which most broadband subscribers are assigned by their ISP, the number might change from time to
time. That's where domain names and the Domain Name System (or Service) (DNS ) comes in.
The term "domain name" is a very general term and is often preceded by another term to more
specifically define to what someone is referring.
If you look at the URL http://www.example.com
names:
1) Top Level Domains (sometimes called a TLD) – the most widely used TLD is .com
2) Second level domains (in this case example.com is a second level domain, a subdomain of
'.com ')
3) Third level domains (http://www.example.com is a third level domain)
Most people refer to the term "domain name" when describing a second level domain name. A second
level domain name is the part of the domain that precedes the TLD.
The domain name is unique and can give you or your company or organization an identity on the Internet .
Your domain name can make it simple for family, friends, clients or customers to locate you on the Web.
Your Domain name also allows you to receive email at a customized email address.
The Domain Name System is the system of mapping Web site names to IP addresses. Because domain
names are alphabetic, they're easier for people to remember. The Internet, however, is really based on IP
addresses. Every time you use a domain name in a web browser, DNS translates the name into the
corresponding IP address.
In order for visitors to find your Web site using the domain name of your choice as opposed to the
awkward numbered IP address, you need to do two things, and don't worry, your Net-Box will make the
process a simple fill-in-the blanks and click process. First, you need to reserve your unique domain name
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, first of all, note there are different levels of domain