4.2.10 DDNS
The router offers the DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) feature, which allows the hosting of a
website, FTP server, or e-mail server with a fixed domain name (named by yourself) and a dynamic IP
address, and then your friends can connect to your server by entering your domain name no matter
what your IP address is. Before using this feature, you need to sign up for DDNS service providers such
as PLANET DDNS (http://www.planetddns.com) and set up the domain name of your choice.
PLANET DDNS website provides a free DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name Server) service for PLANET
devices. Whether the IP address used on your PLANET device supporting DDNS service is fixed or
dynamic, you can easily connect the devices anywhere on the Internet with a meaningful or
easy-to-remember name you gave. PLANET DDNS provides two types of DDNS services. One is
PLANET DDNS and the other is PLANET Easy DDNS as shown in Figure 5-35.
PLANET DDNS
For example, you've just installed a PLANET IP camera with dynamic IP like 210.66.155.93 in the
network. You can name this device as “Mycam1” and register a domain as Mycam1.planetddns.com at
PLANET DDNS (http://www.planetddns.com). Thus, you don't need to memorize the exact IP address
but just the URL link: Mycam1.planetddns.com.
PLANET Easy DDNS
PLANET Easy DDNS is an easy way to help user to get your Domain Name with just one click. You can
just log in to the Web Management Interface of your devices, say, your router, and check the DDNS
menu and just enable it. You don’t need to go to http://www.planetddns.com to apply for a new account.
Once you enabled the Easy DDNS, your PLANET Network Device will use the format PLxxxxxx where
xxxxxx is the last 6 characters of your MAC address that can be found on the Web page or bottom label
of the device. (For example, if the router’s MAC address is A8-F7-E0-81-96-C9, it will be converted into
pt8196c9.planetddns.com)
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