Does this have Dynamic DNS in the firmware? I have DSL and when my ip changes I want the router to update it on a ddns service.
1971451
my needs are very minimal and it works for that. you could ask asus but i wouldn'y believe anything they say. deal with a good company and you will be happy with the product because you will be able to trust their info
1971452
i never needed to touch DDNS. however, their manual say it has it but it appears to link to asus's ddns not other ddns services. There's another reviewer mentioned about DDNS. His name is James, subject "Best out of the box soho wifi router I've seen"
1261008
I just got mine today, and it worked immediate on v2.0.1, but I upgraded to the latest version on the website as of 3/8/2015 (2.0.7) and it would no longer connect to my router.... it would say it was trying to connect but never would. I downloaded 2.0.1 which was what mine came to me on, and it worked correctly again on that version. I would say generally to anyone looking at this product, try it out of the box, and if it does everything you need it to do, then don't upgrade the firmware.
887534
I haven't updated/connected to my router in a while, so I'm not sure what version I am running and I would need to drag out my laptop to check it. If you had no problems with 1.88 I would try going back to it. If that doesn't work then contact support/RMA it.
1734043
No but you will need to sign up for a myqsee account or get a dyndns account to track when youre ip changes. Instructions are in the box and online.
611402
DNS is controlled by the server your ISP uses, you can setup your own ip's for your devices as I have done makes it easier to manage. You could setup your own server and assign DNS from there but that could become spendy and once again you wouldn't have control over your ISP's DNS.
919931
I would say no built in router.I had to program mine to get to my wireless router in my house and open a port for it in the router. I haven't had to deal with my cable company changing my IP address (Dynamic)... so far so good.
244629
I believe it allows you to specific dhcp server and disable wan with the stock firmware. Personally I flashed ddwrt onto the router, let's you do all of that. Quality of the product is high I recommend it.
601388
Not when I installed it. However, I found this router to be highly unreliable and stopped using it.
2061593
Yes, under the default DD-WRT firmware you can setup a guest network pretty easily. Their support is pretty good at helping if you need it, although sometimes you get someone who is clueless, so you need to hang-up and call back.
2001593
Same thing here. I am able to get it to work in wired mode. Wireless, it connects to my network and gets an IP address but, it cannot get past the DNS problem. Updating the firmware (version R1.17) did not help. This thing is ticking me off! I've contacted Aluratek but, if this doesn't get resolved very soon, I'll have to return it and try something else.
785530
If you're going to be plugging this directly into a cable modem or DSL modem, then NO. It does not assign IP addresses, for that you would need a router.If you already have a router that can assign IP addresses, then yes, this would basically be like adding more ports if you plug it in to your router.
475355
It comes with Buffalo's own DD-WRT which defeats the idea of DD-WRT. ITs not the same thing at all, for example it only lets you bridge (and certain other modes) only with OTHER BUFFALO routers. AND it wont let you install genuine DD-WRT. They frequently brick upon attempting to do so. When it comes to DD-WRT they are the least friendly in my opinion, ironic when you consider that the average person associate it with DD-WRT.
2096076
Yes it would work with the DD-WRT firmware. You would use openvpn or pptp to connect externally.
2021674
since it uses dynamic, not static ip addressing it will change every time power is lost. the only real way is to look at it from the router side via your router's configuration page
1746954
Not an answer but another question :-). Does this device also have more ethernet ports (4) like my present router that I use along with my DSL?? I presently have a need for three with equip. adjacent, nearby my router??? TIA for any info.
35481
This is a switch, it doesn't know or do anything with IP addresses. It routes using MAC addresses. I think your problem is something else.
415006
Works fine for me, though you have to watch for the dreaded "moderate NAT" message on the XBL network test and fiddle your settings if you get that. I had problems every few months with dropping out of open NAT back to moderate with this router even though I had made no changes, and had to rest and reconfigure - not a big deal. For other reasons I flashed the router with the DD-WRT firmware and that resolved the problem completely.