Apple AirPort | Dynamic DNS Service

Prerequisites

Before setting up your AirPort devices on your computer that runs AirPort utility, make sure that you have set up the below:

• Purchase

  your own domain name and register it for DDNS service or register a free third-level hostname

  here.

• Sign up for

  membership

  to obtain the Shared Secret (TSIG key) in the MD5 format from the

  API Credentials

  section of the control panel.

Configuration

• Open the
  
  AirPort Utility
  
  on your computer, click on the AirPort Device then the
  
  Edit
  
  button.
• Go to the
  
  Internet
  
  tab and then click the
  
  Internet Options
  
  button.

 
Third-level hostnames

Hostname

 The third-level Dynu hostname you intend to update. It could be example.dynu.com, example.dynu.net, example.mywire.org, etc.

User

 
The third-level Dynu hostname you intend to update. It could be example.dynu.com, example.dynu.net, example.mywire.org, etc.

Password

  The Shared Secret (TSIG Signature) in the MD5 algorithm. It can be obtained from
from the

 
Top-level domains

Hostname

 bonjour.yourdomain.com

User

 
Your own top-level domain name you intend to update such as yourdomain.com.

Password

  The Shared Secret (TSIG Signature) in MD5 algorithm. It can be obtained from the

 
All hosts in a user account

Hostname

 Any Dynu third-level hostname in the user account or bonjour.yourdomain.com. yourdomain.com needs to be registered in the user account.
Both setups in the above screenshots work.

User

 
Your Dynu username. It can be obtained from the

Password

  The Shared Secret (TSIG Signature) in the MD5 algorithm. It can be obtained from the

NOTE:

The router needs to be restarted if you make a configuration change and the configuratons will go into effect after the restart.

The AirPort Extreme, AirPort Express and Time Capsule devices use the DNS Update protocol combined with TSIG security for IP updates. To access your AirPort devices from everywhere regardless of IP changes, you can follow a few simple steps below to set up dynamic DNS updates.Before setting up your AirPort devices on your computer that runs AirPort utility, make sure that you have set up the below:The third-level Dynu hostname you intend to update. It could be example.dynu.com, example.dynu.net, example.mywire.org, etc.The third-level Dynu hostname you intend to update. It could be example.dynu.com, example.dynu.net, example.mywire.org, etc.The Shared Secret (TSIG Signature) in the MD5 algorithm. It can be obtained from from the
API Credentials
section of the control panel.bonjour.yourdomain.comYour own top-level domain name you intend to update such as yourdomain.com.The Shared Secret (TSIG Signature) in MD5 algorithm. It can be obtained from the
API Credentials
section of the control panel.Any Dynu third-level hostname in the user account or bonjour.yourdomain.com. yourdomain.com needs to be registered in the user account. Both setups in the above screenshots work.Your Dynu username. It can be obtained from the
My Account
section of the control panel. Note that using the username in this field will update all the third-level hostnames and top-level domains that have an empty
Location
name.The Shared Secret (TSIG Signature) in the MD5 algorithm. It can be obtained from the
API Credentials
section of the control panel.The router needs to be restarted if you make a configuration change and the configuratons will go into effect after the restart.