It can also be used to control access to other plug-ins for DynDNS users. This field can be used to store simple notes/remarks about the user. This option can be used to point the host name(s) for the client to a specific IP address (for example for a web-server with a "client offline" message) when this happens.Īny additional host names that should point to the user's IP address.
Some DynDNS client programs have the ability to signal that the client is going offline. When "MD5 hash of password" is checked, the value will be generated automatically.
Used for client updates via DNS TSIG signed dynamic updates (see "DynDNS client update methods" below). Characters allowed are a-z, 0-9, and hyphen (-) only.Īny characters / length is allowed, but note that non-english characters may not work with some DynDNS client programs / update methods. In the "DynDNS Service User" dialog, you can specify the settings for each user (details below): NOTE: It is only necessary to use this option if you have one or more secondary DNS servers that needs to be updated with these host names. This requires that a local primary zone with the same name as the host name suffix (or a parent name) exists, and that zones exist for any additional host names specified for each user. When enabled, each time the plug-in receives a user update (new IP address), it will update the associated host records (A-records) in local zones. See "DynDNS client update methods" dialog below for details. See "DynDNS Service User" dialog below for details.Ĭlick to enable different client update methods. In the plug-in instance dialog / Plug-In Settings tab you can specify the users and other settings (explained below) for the DynDNS service:Īll DynDNS clients automatically get a host name under this name. Client computers must run a DynDNS client (typically a small program running in the system tray) - see update methods below for details. You can use any registered domain name that you own (or a sub-name of such names) as the DynDNS host name suffix.
In order to use this plug-in, Simple DNS Plus must be running on a static public IP address, and you must have a registered Internet domain name correctly configured and hosted by this Simple DNS Plus server. Additional host name aliases (any domain name) can also be specified for each user. running on a computer with a dynamic Internet IP address.Įach user / client computer automatically gets a host name in the format "." which can be used to access that computer over the Internet. For example making it easy to connect with company road warriors, branch offices, etc.Ī DynDNS service makes it possible to connect, using a static host name, to any kind of service including web-server, mail-server, remote desktop, VPN, etc.
This plug-in makes it easy to run your own "DynDNS" service with Simple DNS plus (just like, , tzo.com, etc.).īesides from running a public DynDNS service, there are many possible uses for this.