NordnetBox Emotion - Alternative to fixed IP: Setting up Dynamic DNS (DynDNS)

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Unless your Nordnet subscription has a fixed IP address (i.e. one that does not vary over time), your public IP address may change at any time. To avoid this inconvenience, if you need to be able to access any equipment on your local network (computer, IP camera) from outside, you must subscribe to a DynDNS service. This will give you a more “textual”, fixed address on a domain name.

In order to use this service, you must first configure it in the NordnetBox.

Dynamic DNS service subscription

Currently, only the .dyndns.org extension offered by Oracle (formerly "DynDNS") is compatible with our equipment.

Go to www.dyn.com, then subscribe to the Dynamic DNS service.

Once you have completed payment for the service, you will be asked to choose a domain (hostname), for example: alain.durand.dyndns.org

This domain will be assigned a username(alain.durand, to use our example) and a password. This information is essential to configure DNS redirection, as described in the following section.

Access NordnetBox management from your Customer Area

To access the settings of your NordnetBox via the Customer Area, you must use your Nordnet connection. Make sure it is switched on and connected to your computer system.

To access your Customer Area, click the following link: https: //client.nordnet.com
Next, enter your Nordnet Customer Area username and password in the appropriate fields, and confirm.
Your username was given to you by Nordnet when you subscribed, in your Welcome email (or letter).

If you have forgotten your username and/or password, click the Forgot your password? link.

From the MY CONTRACTS section, click the Internet Box submenu.

Configuring the DynDNS service in the NordnetBox

Click on Dynamic DNS.

After toggling the switch to the right to activate the dynamic DNS service, enter "DynDNS" in the "Provider" 1 field (or "TZO" if you have chosen this other provider).
Then enter the domain name 2.

Enter the username 3 and password 4 for the account associated with the domain (covered in the section describing the subscription).

Confirm by clicking on the SAVE button.

Testing DNS redirection

1. On a computer, press the and R keys on your keyboard at the same time, then type "cmd" in the Run window.

2. In the run window, type the command ping followed by the name of your domain and press Enter.

ping alain.durand.dyndns.org

In response, you should obtain an association between your domain and your public IP address (also known as your WAN IP address).

You get a message saying "Ping request could not find host...".

This is most likely due to an error in the DynDNS configuration in the NordnetBox. Please check the details you have just entered (hostname, username, password) and the interface selected!