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Wireless Broadband Router User Manual
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 IP 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 IP address.
The Router’s DNS also provides the following services:
s IP addresses with the
DHCP server.