To set up DDNS:
Sign up for DDNS service at either
www.dyndns.org
or
www.tzo.com
. Note all of the information provided to you by the DDNS provider.
Log in to Linksys Smart Wi-Fi. (See “How to connect to Linksys Smart Wi-Fi” on page 4.)
Under Router Settings, click Security,
then click the Apps and Gaming
tab. The DDNS screen opens.
In the Select a provider drop-down list under the DDNS header, select your DDNS service provider.
Complete the fields with information provided by your DDNS provider, then click
Ok
.
To access the network from the Internet, enter the domain name provided by the DDNS service provider.
To access one of your network devices on the Internet, do the following:
Configure the router to use port forwarding for the device (see “How to set up port forwarding for a single port” on page 33). Note the port number used for the device.
Enter the domain name for your network followed by a colon and the port number. Using a network camera as an example, if the domain name registered with your DDNS
provider is HappyBunny.linksysnet.com, and your Internet camera has been configured to use port 1024, you would enter:
HappyBunny.linksysnet.com:1024
How to clone a MAC address
On any home network, each network device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address. Some ISPs register the MAC address of the device (usually a router or a computer)
connected directly to the modem. If your computer’s MAC address is registered with your ISP and you do not want to re-register the MAC address, then you can clone the address
(assign the registered MAC address of your previous device to your new router). If you want to use the MAC address from an old router that you are replacing with your new router,
you should first determine the MAC address of your old router, then manually enter it into your new router.
NOTE
For many ISPs that provide dynamic IP addresses automatically, the
stored MAC address in the modem is reset each time you reset the
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