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Using TZO Dynamic DNS with
your EmergeCore IT-100
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can now use TZO with your EmergeCore IT-100. This
tutorial explains how to configure your EmergeCore
IT-100 with TZO Dynamic DNS. You must have the latest
firmware from EmergeCore to use the TZO DDNS service
within the appliance. Version 3.0.3 is the latest
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first step is to configure your EmergeCore IT-100
using the Express setup guide that came with the
appliance. As you can see in step one, you need to
LOG IN to your appliance for the first time using
your web browser. Follow the steps below along with
your express setup guide, and your Dynamic DNS and
domain name will be configured and ready to use in
under 2 minutes! |
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Step 1) You should follow the
directions in the express setup guide until you get
to the screen that is asking for your DOMAIN NAME as
shown below. |
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The EmergeCore IT-100 Create a domain
selection screen under Express setup. (Click to
Enlarge) |
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Step 2) You can now proceed and
click the NEXT button to create a domain name. Before
you create your domain name though, you need to sign
up with a free trial of TZO DDNS. If you already have
a free trial, or already have a current TZO account
and a domain name, please skip to the step
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Below is a screenshot of the http://EMERGECORE.TZO.COM signup page
where you need to go to sign up with a free trial for
your Emergecore IT-100. You should enter in your
choice for your domain name, and then your email
address, and TZO will send you a trial key
immediately. Once you get this email, you should
write down your TZO DOMAIN name, and your TZO Key
before proceeding. |
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The Signup page for your free trial of the TZO
Dynamic DNS (Click to Enlarge) |
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Step 3) Now that you have
your TZO Domain name written down, and your TZO key,
you are ready to proceed and create your domain as
shown in the screenshot below. When we signed up for
the free trial, we selected the domain name
LAB2.MYITINABOX.COM |
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We
now want to enter that domain name in as shown below.
DO NOT USE THE WWW when entering in the domain name.
In our example, we entered in lab2.myitinabox.com,
and then selected a username and password. Once you
check the domain name to make sure you entered it
properly, click the NEXT button as shown in the
screenshot below. |
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The EmergeCore IT-100 ADD DOMAIN screen
under Express setup. (Click to
Enlarge) |
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Step 4) Once you entered the
domain name and clicked the NEXT button, you will see
the screenshot shown below. This screen allows you to
enable the EMAIL, FTP and WEB SERVER for this domain.
You can use all of these services with your TZO Trial
or TZO account. Enable the services you want to offer
on your server, and click the UPDATE button and
continue using the EXPRESS SETUP GUIDE that came with
the unit. Once you finish the express setup guide,
continue on to the next step 5 in this tutorial to
finish the DDNS setup. |
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The EmergeCore IT-100 Services screen
under Express setup. (Click to
Enlarge) |
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STEP 5) Once you finish the setup, you
will see the SUMMARY screen. This is your main screen
where you will perform the rest of your
administration tasks to finish the setup of the
server, and to setup the TZO DDNS. In order to get
the DDNS working, you need to click on the DOMAINS
link on the left hand menu, then navigate to your TZO
DOMAIN. In this example you see the LAB2.MYITINA
BOX.COM domain we used in this tutorial. Click on the
DNS link under your TZO Domain and continue to the
next step below. |
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The EmergeCore SYSTEM SUMMARY screen is the
main screen of the IT-100 admin area (Click to
Enlarge) |
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STEP 6) Now that you clicked on the DNS
link in the main menu as shown in step 5, you will
see the screenshot below. You want to locate the
PRIMARY service type for DNS services for your
domain, and click EDIT as shown in the screenshot
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The EmergeCore DNS main screen of the IT-100
admin area (Click to Enlarge) |
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STEP 7) Click the EDIT button as described in step 6 and
you will see the screenshot below. This screen is
where you select the Dynamic DNS service and begin
the configuration of the TZO DDNS. Select the 3rd
Radio Button down as shown below, this button says
"I HAVE A DYNAMIC IP ADDRESS, AND WOULD LIKE
TO USE DYNAMIC DNS FOR THIS DOMAIN" and
click next. Then continue to step 8, the last and
final step. |
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The EmergeCore DNS Services selection screen
of the IT-100 admin area (Click to
Enlarge) |
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STEP 8) You will now see the TZO
DDNS configuration screen as shown below. You should
now get the TZO KEY, EMAIL and DOMAIN NAME that you
used when you signed up for your TZO Free Trial.
Enter your EMAIL and TZO KEY as shown below. Once you
do this, click the NEXT button and you are done! This
will log your domain name into the TZO Dynamic DNS
servers and update your IP address
immediately. |
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The EmergeCore Dynamic DNS Services screen of
the IT-100 admin area (Click to
Enlarge) |
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You
now have your domain name resolving to your WAN IP
address on the IT-100, and should be able to use your
server once you finish configuring the WEB, FTP and
EMAIL servers. This is required only if you selected
to run these services as described in Step 4 above.
Keep in mind that if your ISP blocks port 80, you can
use the TZO Web Forwarding service to run your Web
Server on an alternate port. This service assists
your visitors when finding your website since the
port redirection is handled by TZO and not the end
user - a much easier website to remember! |
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TZO
also has Email Store and Forward and OutBound Mail
Relay services to assist in your Mail Server issues,
blocked inbound and outbound port 25 issues and more.
Please see the TZO website for more details on these
additional services at http://www.tzo.com |
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