Dynamic DNS Setup Video Tutorial
A Dynamic DNS Client updates your current dynamic IP address automatically on domain providers (e.g. eNom) running dynamic DNS services. In this dynamic DNS video tutorial, we use DynSite Dynamic DNS Client to set up a dynamic DNS at your local network.
This is a comprehensive video tutorials to setup a Dynamic DNS client and webserver to host your website. Please read the following tutorials in the order arranged.
Install DynSite DNS Client and Webserver Video Tutorial- How Dynamic DNS client works
For computers connects to the Internet through broadband is often assigned a random or dynamic IP address. Therefore if a webserver running through broadband, visitors cannot find your webserver whenever the IP address changes. This tutorial shows how Dynamic DNS Client solve this problem. - Dynamic DNS client installation check list
Before installing a Dynamic DNS Client on your computer, please make sure that all items are ready. - Configure domain DNS record
You registered a domain. You need to login the domain control panel to do some DNS configuration. This tutorial shows how to do the most basic configuration of the DNS record. - Install DynSite Dynamic DNS client
Everything is ready. It's time to install the Dynamic DNS client. We use DynSite Dynamic DNS client in this tutorial. - Check domain DNS record after install DynSite Dynamic DNS client
DynSite Dynamic DNS Client was installed and running in previous tutorial. You may wish to know if DynSite really update the DNS record of your domain. This tutorial check if DynSite have updated the DNS record or not. - Install Abyss web server
DynSite Dynamic DNS Client was installed and running very well. It is time to install web server to host your website. Abyss web server is used in this video tutorial. - Test Dynamic DNS Client and web server
This is the final tutorial of setup Dynamic DNS client and web server. it provides a testing if both Dynamic DNS Client (DynSite) and web server are working normally. The key point is every time the WAN IP address of you LAN changes, the Dynamic DNS Client will update the A record of your domain automatically.
- Assign static IP address to web server
We mentioned in previous Dynamic DNS tutorials that the computer used for webserver must be assigned a static IP address. Therefore the Router know where (webserver) to send the request when receive HTTP from other computers. This tutorial will show you how to assign a static IP address to your webserver. Of course you must also set Port Forwarding on the Router to the webserver. Otherwise the Router do not know where to send HTTP request. Please also read the Port Forwarding video tutorial. - Setting HTTP Port Forwarding on router
We mentioned in previous networking tutorial that you must set HTTP Port Forwarding on the Router to the webserver. Therefore the Router know where to send the request when receive HTTP from other computers. This video tutorial will show you how to set Port Forwarding on Router.