Configure a dynamic global hostname on airport extreme

How to configure a dynamic global hostname on airport extreme with ddns.net?

I am not aible to make a connection from outside. Whats going wrong?

Posted on Jan 15, 2019 1:29 AM

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Bob Timmons

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Jan 15, 2019 5:57 AM in response to hooky13

Open AirPort Utility on your Mac (Finder > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility)

Click on the picture of the AirPort router

Click Edit in the smaller window that appears

Click the Internet tab at the top of the next window

Click the Internet Options button near the bottom of the window

Enter a check mark in the box next to Use Dynamic Global Hostname

Enter your DDNS information

Click Save, then click Update

hooky13 Author

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Jan 29, 2019 4:40 AM in response to Bob Timmons

I‘ve done this, but now when i try to connect from outside, what i have to do? I have an iMac, a iPad, a PowerMac and other devices, all are in the same wlan

Bob Timmons

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Jan 29, 2019 5:32 AM in response to hooky13

Check out the following User Tip provided by forum expert Tesserax to see if that might help. Note that the AirPort may no longer be supported.

https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3413

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