Dynamic DNS Questions

DNS Made Easy has made it easier for our users to understand DNS and how to use our services. We have comprised lists of questions which users have asked most often.

Dynamic DNS / Dynamic Clients

1. What is Dynamic DNS?
2. Where can I find a list of your support free clients that support your DDNS service?
3. How do I add the advanced DDNS support to an existing record?
4. Is there a quick "how-to" page to set up Direct Update for DNS Made Easy?
5. Why is DNS Made Easy's Dynamic IP Solution better than the rest?
6. Where can I find this record ID?

What is Dynamic DNS?
A Dynamic DNS (domain name system) service allows a user connecting to the Internet with a dynamic IP address to be able to use some applications that usually require a static IP address. This feature allows users to host servers (web servers, email servers, ftp servers) that would otherwise be very difficult or impossible to accomplish.

Using a dynamic DNS service to arrange for computers to find you even though you are using a dynamic IP address is the next-best thing to having a static IP.

Click here to find out about DNS Made Easy's great dynamic IP solution!

Why is DNS Made Easy's Dynamic IP Solution better than the rest?

How is DNS Made Easy different from other services?

• Many other services only update their records at set times. Many run their updates at night or once a day. Often forcing you to have a day of downtime.
  • DNS Made Easy makes the DNS updates immediately.
• Other services require you to have a large TTL. A TTL (time to live) is the length of time that your record will stay in cache (memory) on other systems. Since other providers force you to have TTLs of 12 hours to 1 day you will have a long period of downtime.
  • DNS Made Easy allows you to set your TTL as low as 5 seconds depending on membership.
• DNS Made Easy has a 100% uptime history.
  • Something that not many other providers can claim.

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Is there a quick "how-to" page to set up Direct Update for DNS Made Easy?

Yes, we do have the "Direct Update - How To" page. Just click here.

How do I add the advanced DDNS support to an existing record?
Adding our advanced DDNS services to an existing record can be done on the record modification page. This is the page that you see when you click on the record name.

Where can I find a list of free clients?

A list of free clients can be found here.

Note: Your record must be set with the advanced "Dynamic IP" setting.

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Where can I find the Record ID to be used with the Dynamic DNS (DDNS) clients?

The "Record ID" is found on the Dynamic DNS page for that record. To get there you must do the following:

• Log into DNS Made Easy
• Click Manage Domain and Records
• Click Edit under the Records column for the domain you want the record for.
• Click DDNS for the A record that you want the Record ID for.

Note: Your domain and A record must be set with the advanced "Dynamic IP" setting.

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