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4-2 General and WAN Setup
First of all, you need to have registered a dynamic DNS account with www.dyndns.org. This is for people
with a dynamic IP from their ISP or DHCP server that would still like to have a DNS name.
To use this service, you must register with the Dynamic DNS service provider. The Dynamic DNS service
provider will give you a password or key. The ZyWALL supports www.dyndns.org. You can apply to this
service provider for Dynamic DNS service.
Figure 4-1 Configure Dynamic DNS
Follow the instructions in the next table to configure Dynamic DNS parameters.
Table 4-1 Configure Dynamic DNS Menu Fields
FIELD DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE
Service Provider This is the name of your Dynamic DNS service provider. WWW.DynDNS.ORG
(default)
Active
Press [SPACE BAR] to select Yes and then press [ENTER] to
make dynamic DNS active.
Yes
DDNS Type
Press [SPACE BAR] and then [ENTER] to select DynamicDNS
if you have a dynamic IP address(es). Select StaticDNS if you
have a static IP address(s).
Select CustomDNS to have dyns.org provide DNS service for a
domain name that you already have from a source other than
dyndns.org.
At the time of writing, dyndns.org provides the basic
DynamicDNS and StaticDNS services along with a limited
number of hostnames for free, but charges a fee for
CustomDNS. See www.dyndns.org
for details.
DynamicDNS
(defautl)
Menu 1.1 - Configure Dynamic DNS
Service Provider= WWW.DynDNS.ORG
Active= Yes
DDNSType= DynamicDNS
Host=
EMAIL=
USER=
Password= ********
Enable Wildcard= No
Offline= N/A
Press ENTER to confirm or ESC to cancel: