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Table 92 menu 1.1: configure dynamic dns – ZyXEL Communications G.SHDSL.bis 4-port Security Gateway P-793H User Manual

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Follow the instructions in the next table to configure Dynamic DNS parameters.

Table 92 Menu 1.1: Configure Dynamic DNS

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

Service

Provider

This is the name of your Dynamic DNS service provider.

Active

Press [SPACE BAR] to select Yes and then press [ENTER] to make dynamic DNS

active.

DDNSType

Press [SPACE BAR] and then [ENTER] to select DynamicDNS if you have the

Dynamic DNS service.
Select StaticDNS if you have the Static DNS service.
Select CustomDNS if you have the Custom DNS service.

Host 1-3

Enter up to three host names in these fields.

Username

Enter your user name.

Password

Enter the password assigned to you.

Enable

Wildcard

Option

Your ZyXEL Device supports DYNDNS Wildcard. Press [SPACE BAR] and then

[ENTER] to select Yes or No. This field is N/A when you choose DDNS client as your

service provider.

Enable Off Line

Option

This field is only available when CustomDNS is selected in the DDNS Type field.

Press [SPACE BAR] and then [ENTER] to select Yes. When Yes is selected,

http://

www.dyndns.org/

traffic is redirected to a URL that you have previously specified

(see

www.dyndns.org

for details).

IP Address

Update Policy:

You can select Yes in either the DDNS Server Auto Detect IP Address field

(recommended) or the Use Specified IP Address field, but not both.
With the DDNS Server Auto Detect IP Address and Use Specified IP Address

fields both set to No, the DDNS server automatically updates the IP address of the

host name(s) with the ZyXEL Device’s WAN IP address.
DDNS does not work with a private IP address. When both fields are set to No, the

ZyXEL Device must have a public WAN IP address in order for DDNS to work.

DDNS Server

Auto Detect IP

Address

Only select this option when there are one or more NAT routers between the ZyXEL

Device and the DDNS server. Press [SPACE BAR] to select Yes and then press

[ENTER] to have the DDNS server automatically detect and use the IP address of the

NAT router that has a public IP address.

Note: The DDNS server may not be able to detect the proper IP

address if there is an HTTP proxy server between the ZyXEL
Device and the DDNS server.

Use Specified

IP Address

Press [SPACE BAR] to select Yes and then press [ENTER] to update the IP address

of the host name(s) to the IP address specified below.
Only select Yes if the ZyXEL Device uses or is behind a static public IP address.

Use IP Address Enter the static public IP address if you select Yes in the Use Specified IP Address

field.

When you have completed this menu, press [ENTER] at the prompt “Press ENTER to Confirm…” to

save your configuration, or press [ESC] at any time to cancel.