Server Set-Up w/ Airport Extreme, Static IP Assistance
To preface, I am working with a Mac Mini w/ OS x server, an Airport Extreme base station and a static IP address.
So, a few weeks ago I installed a server at our small (4 person) office with a dynamic IP address (we just got our static today). I had the Airport Extreme setup to supply the Mac Mini w/ server its own IP address to which everyone connected to, locally. Now, we just picked up a static IP address and I am a bit confused as to what to do (DHCP, DNS, NAT, etc...all are a bit confusing). We got the static IP so we could access the server remotely.
Does anyone know of a step-by-step guide to doing this, or could someone give me a brief rundown?
For examaple, for the DNS piece, do I need a registered domain name, will something like www.mycompany.com work? If I have one, should I use it? Do I need to modify the nameservers within my web-hosting control panel (if I use a large 3rd party web hosting solution). I see a lot of "example.com"s thrown around...should I just use that? I want to be able to access our server remotely, so I believe, DNS is needed.
Essentially what I need is:
1) *Airport Extreme settings config* (incorporating my new IP, subnet mask, gateway and 2 DNS servers I was provided with today by my ISP). Where do I insert these pieces?
2) *Server admin settings* for adding the new server (I removed our previous one from the list in server admin), as we were only using it for File Sharing and those same files still reside on the hard drive and will be easy to make "shared." If I click the "+" to add a server, what "Address" do I provide? etc etc etc
I know this is quite a large ask and I respect the time of all the community members here! But I'm hoping there exists a guide somewhere or someone can break it down very simply for me.
Thanks again,
Steve
Message was edited by: Schleven
Macbook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.4), Mac Mini w/ Server, Airport Extreme Base Station