NETGEAR KWGR614 - Manual (Page 70)

54Mbps Wireless Router Model KWGR614 Reference Manual
5-12 Advanced Configuration of the Router
v1.2, September 2006
Using a Dynamic DNS Service
If your network has a permanently assigned IP address, you can register a domain name and have
that name linked with your IP address by public Domain Name Servers (DNS). However, if your
Internet account uses a dynamically assigned IP address, you will not know in advance what your
IP address will be, and the address can change frequently. In this case, you can use a commercial
dynamic DNS service, which will allow you to register your domain to their IP address, and will
forward traffic directed at your domain to your frequently-changing IP address.
The router contains a client that can connect to many popular dynamic DNS services. You can
select one of these services and obtain an account with them. Then, whenever your ISP-assigned
IP address changes, your router will automatically contact your dynamic DNS service provider,
log in to your account, and register your new IP address.
To configure Dynamic DNS:
1. From the Main Menu of the browser interface, under Advanced, click on Dynamic DNS.
2. Register for an account with one of the dynamic DNS service providers whose names appear
in the ‘Service Provider’ box. For example, for dyndns.org, go to www.dyndns.org.
Note: If your ISP assigns a private WAN IP address (such as 192.168.x.x or 10.x.x.x), the
dynamic DNS service will not work because private addresses will not be routed
on the Internet.
Figure 5-7