Dns server – Verizon MI424WR User Manual

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Dynamic DNS System
Select one of the options from the drop-down list.

Wildcard
Select the “Wildcard” check box to allow any

URL

that includes the domain name

(here.yourhost.dyndns.org, for example) to connect.

Mail Exchanger
Enter the mail exchange server address. This will redirect all E-mails arriving at
the Dynamic

DNS

address to the mail server.

Backup MX
Select this check box to designate the mail exchange server to be a backup server.

Offline
Disable the Dynamic

DNS

feature by clicking this check box. This feature is avail-

able only to users who have purchased some type of upgrade credit from the
Dynamic

DNS

provider. Note that changing the redirection

URL

can only be per-

formed via the Dynamic

DNS

provider’s

website.

SSL Mode
If the Dynamic

DNS

service chosen supports

SSL

, select the

SSL

mode from the

drop-down menu (options: None, Chain, Direct).

DNS Server

The Domain Name System (

DNS

) translates domain names into

addresses and

vice versa. The Router’s

DNS

server is an auto-learning

DNS

, which means that when

a new computer is connected to the network, the

DNS

server learns its name and

automatically adds it to the

DNS

table. Other network users can immediately com-

municate with this computer using either its name or its

address.

The Router’s

DNS

also provides the following services:

addresses with the

DHCP

server.