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====== DDNS ====== | ====== DDNS ====== | ||
- | Dynamic DNS is a function that allows you to have a private domain linked to a dynamic IP address. Periodically, | + | Dynamic DNS is a function that allows you to have a private domain linked to a dynamic IP address. Periodically, |
This allows you to access your network device and its services from anywhere on the Internet, since you never have to know your device' | This allows you to access your network device and its services from anywhere on the Internet, since you never have to know your device' | ||
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* Here, you can set any DDNS domain you wish. | * Here, you can set any DDNS domain you wish. | ||
* However, this method is not dynamic.\\ | * However, this method is not dynamic.\\ | ||
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**Auto refresh every: **This sets how often the domain-to-IP mapping will be reconfirmed, | **Auto refresh every: **This sets how often the domain-to-IP mapping will be reconfirmed, | ||
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- | \\ **Service: ** identifies | + | \\ **Service: **This specifies the name of the first built-in DDNS provider |
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+ | **URL:** This specifies the address of the first DDNS provider. Depending on which Provider is selected, different fields will appear. | ||
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+ | These may include: | ||
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+ | * Username | ||
+ | * Email address | ||
+ | * Password | ||
+ | * Token/ | ||
+ | * Hostname | ||
+ | * MX | ||
+ | * Wildcard | ||
+ | * Save state when IP changes | ||
- | **URL:** is the address of the first DDNS provider, for better identification. Based on the Provider selected, you will see different fields, like username/password/ | + | **Force next update:** Enabling this triggers an update immediately after you click Save. Use this with caution, as some providers limit how often you can perform updates. Updating too frequently to your domain/account mapping might get you temporarily blocked. |
- | **Force next update:** This triggers an update | + | **Last IP Address**: This displays the last IP address that the DDNS client used to send the update. |
- | **Last | + | **Last |
- | **Last result**: Performs a basic diagnostic to indicate if your configuration/ | ||
===== Dynamic DNS 2 ===== | ===== Dynamic DNS 2 ===== |