DynDNS HowTo Synology
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To use myonlineportal dynamic dns service on your synology nas your have to prepare something first.
- connect your synology via ssh or telnet - on Windows you can use putty , on Linux and Mac just open the terminal
- you have to add the following 3 lines at the end of /etc.defaults/ddns_provider.conf
[myonlineportal] modulepath=DynDNS queryurl=myonlineportal.net/updateddns?hostname=__HOSTNAME__&myip=__MYIP__
- you can do this with your favorite terminal editor, like vi or just execute following sentence in one line
echo -e "[myonlineportal]\n\tmodulepath=DynDNS\n\tqueryurl=myonlineportal.net/ updateddns?hostname=__HOSTNAME__&myip=__MYIP__\n" >> /etc.defaults/ddns_provider.conf
- with tail you can watch the last lines of the file and verify that your changes are persistent
- Open the Control Panel -> External Access -> DDNS
- Add a new entry
- choose myonlineportal from the Service provider list
- enter your myonlineportal hostname, username and password - that's it
If this is done, serve with your browser to the administration view of your synology