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Access a Sunrise Internet Box with DynDNS (dynamic DNS)
This guide explains how to access a Sunrise Internet Box connected to the Internet with a dynamic IP via a domain name.
Prerequisites
- Have a Box that allows configuring a custom dynamic DNS provider.
- A dynamic DNS must have been created on the domain in question.
Link a Sunrise Internet Box to a domain name
There are different models of Sunrise Internet Box. Here is an example:
- Log in to the Sunrise Box administration interface (
http://192.168.1.1
for example). - Enable expert mode (top right button).
- Go to DynDNS (top left):
- Click on the DynDNS tab.
- Enable the Dynamic DNS client.
- Choose the โCustomโ provider:
- Fill in the following fields:
- Username = the identifier defined in the Manager when adding the Dynamic DNS
- Password = the password defined in the Manager when adding the Dynamic DNS
- Hostname = the URL configured in the Manager when adding the Dynamic DNS
- Below, fill in the following fields:
- Server:
infomaniak.com
- Port:
443
- Request (to copy-paste as is):
https://infomaniak.com/nic/update?hostname=[DOMAIN]&myip=[IP]&username=[USERNAME]&password=[PASSWORD]
- Update interval (seconds):
300
- Retry interval (seconds):
30
- Max attempts:
3
- Server:
The interface may be presented in this form but the principle remains the same:
Other routers
It's the same principle for an Omada SDN solution from TP-Link; the Update-URL is https://infomaniak.com/nic/update?hostname=[DOMAIN]&myip=[IP]&username=[USERNAME]&password=[PASSWORD]
:
And for other models (type Zyxel USG Flex or ax7501-B1 for example) fill in the fields using the data below:
- Enable DDNS Profile : enable
- DDNS Type :
User custom
- HTTPS : enable
- Username : the identifier defined in the Infomaniak Manager when adding the Dynamic DNS (help)
- Password : the password defined in the Infomaniak Manager when adding the Dynamic DNS (help)
- Domain Name : host name with the domain
- Primary Binding Address > Interface : any
- Backup Binding Address > Interface : none
- DYNDNS Server : infomaniak.com
- URL (to copy-paste as is) : /nic/update?password=password(point 5 above)&username=username(point 4 above)&hostname=DomainName
- example
/nic/update?password=abcd1234&username=admin&hostname=abc.domain.xyz
- example
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