OfficeConnect VPN Firewall User’s Manual Chapter 10. Configuring DDNS
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10 Configuring DDNS
Dynamic DNS is a service that allows computers to use the same domain name,
even when the IP address changes from time to time (during reboot or when the
ISP's DHCP server resets IP leases). OfficeConnect Gigabit VPN Firewall
connects to a Dynamic DNS service whenever the WAN IP address changes. It
supports setting up the web services such as Web server, FTP server using a
domain name instead of the IP address. Dynamic DNS supports the DDNS
clients with the following features:
Update DNS records (addition) when an external interface comes up
Any interface status change to an external interface sends a DDNS update to
the DDNS service provider.
Dynamic DNS Client
DDNS client uses the mechanism provided by the popular DDNS service
providers for updating the DNS records dynamically. In this case, the service
provider updates DNS records in the DNS. OfficeConnect Gigabit VPN Firewall
uses HTTP to trigger this update.
The OfficeConnect Gigabit VPN Firewall supports HTTP DDNS update with the
following service providers:
DynDNS.org
TZO.com
Oray.net
DtDNS.com
3322.org
Figure 10.1 Network Diagram for HTTP DDNS
Whenever IP address of the configured DDNS interface changes, DDNS update
is sent to the specified DDNS service provider. OfficeConnect Gigabit VPN
Firewall should be configured with the DDNS username and password that are
obtained from the DDNS service provider.
10.1 DDNS Configuration Parameters
Table 10.1 describes the configuration parameters available for DDNS service.
Table 10.1 DDNS Configuration Parameters
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