General How To For Setting Up Dynamic DNS
- Select a Dyamic DNS Service. A full list of service providers is in the DDNS Services section. As part of the setup, You will need to setup a username/password and a FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) to assign to your computer.
- Find and install a DDNS client on your computer that is compatible with the Dynamic DNS service you selected in Step 1. A full list of client software is available in the DDNS Clients section.
- Configure your DDNS client with the name of your DDNS service and the username and password associated with your DDNS service.
- Start up your DDNS client and test that the DDNS name service is resolving your DDNS name to IP Address correctly. You can either do this by testing the FQDN using a tool such as nslookup, ping, or by using the test provided in the Test section.
- In the Test section, if your DDNS name resolves to the same IP Address as the current IP Address of your computer, you have setup DDNS properly. You can now use your friendly domain name to connect to your computer from anywhere on the internet.
NOTE: You may also have to configure your cable/dsl modem or firewall to open any ports for the services you want to access remotely.