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To use dynamic dns you have to perform three steps:
After these three operations you can use your personal Internet address (host name) instead of the static IP to access your line remotely.
For example, you can use it in the Remote Desktop client to reach the server or in the video surveillance app to view the cameras.Note: Depending on the device, you may need to open ports on the modem to access your device, using the port forwarding function. Consult your modem manual for this setup.
An IP is a numeric address that identifies a connection, just like a telephone number identifies a telephone line.
On the Internet, in order for any connection to be established, both the customer (for example the browser) and the server (for example the website) must have an IP address.
Connections on the Internet always occur between two IPs, just as phone calls always occur between two telephone numbers.
A Dynamic IP is an IP that changes over time and that is not permanently associated with a connection.
Dynamic IPs are usually used for lines that can be 'switched on' and 'switched off' like fiber connections via modem.
A Static IP is an IP permanently assigned to the Internet line. Static IPs are usually used for high-speed lines in data centers.
Static IPs are then associated with servers that are always on which, for example, host websites.
An Internet address (hostname) is a name used to identify a specific IP associated with a server that provides a service, such as a website.
Google.com and DDNS.org are examples of Internet addresses and each allows you to easily remember the IP of the server where the website is located.
A DNS is a service that allows you to find the IP that is associated with an Internet address (URL)
For example, when you connect to the Google.com site, our browser asks the DNS for the IP address of the site and then connects towards the IP.
A DYNAMIC DNS (DDNS) is a kind of DNS that allows you to find the Dynamic IP of an ADSL or Fiber line using its Internet address (URL). In this way you can use the URL to remotely access the connection with Dynamic IP.
With host name we mean the Internet address (URL) of the type myhome.example.org that can be created on the DYNAMIC DNS to point to the IP of your connection.
Yes, when you have to connect from the outside to your line with Dynamic IP. Using the DDNS, in fact, you can find the dynamic IP of the connection exactly as if it were a Static IP.
In practice, an easier to remember Internet address (URL) is used instead of the Static IP.
DYNAMIC DNS is used when you need to access a service from the outside on your connection with Dynamic IP.
For example, when you want to control your own burglar alarm control panel from the outside or remotely access the server connected with a fiber line.
Static IPs have been designed for dedicated lines, always on, connected in controlled environments, where there are well-protected Internet Servers. The fact that these IPs are kept associated with the same connection for years, if not decades, also makes them easy targets for hacker attacks. Lines with dynamic IP, on the other hand, change addresses every few hours, and therefore are less susceptible to repeated and continuous attacks. When the IP is reassigned, it disappears in the eyes of the attacker who must pursue it.
DYNAMIC DNS requires that the modem be connected to a Fixed line such as Fiber or ADSL.
The mobile lines do not foresee that there can be incoming traffic.
No, DYNAMIC DNS provides the Dynamic IP address of the modem. Inbound connections are not restricted.
DYNAMIC DNS is used by the client who wants to connect from the outside. The speed and connection of the line is not affected.
No, the connection IP is always Dynamic and therefore keeps changing. DYNAMIC DNS helps you find your modem's current IP address, even when it changes.
DYNAMIC DNS must be configured in the DYNAMIC DNS (dyndns) section of the modem, by entering your URL and associated update credentials.
The host name can be deleted and recreated as many times as desired.