How to Setup DDNS (No-IP) on TP-LINK Wireless Router?

Dynamic Domain Name System (DDNS) is useful for your own website, FTP server or other server behind the router.

This article illustrates you how to assign a fixed host/domain name to a dynamic Internet IP address. To setup DDNS No-IP with TP-Link 11n routers, please refer to the following steps:

 

Step 1

Login the web management page. If you are not sure about how to do this, please click here.

 

Step 2

Go to Dynamic DNS. The page will be shown like below.

 

Situation 1

If you DO have account from http://www.no-ip.com, please go to Step 11

 

Situation 2

If you DO NOT have account from http://www.no-ip.com, please follow Step3 to Step10 to create a new account first.

 

Step 3

Click on Go to register and you will be redirected to http://www.no-ip.com

 

Step 4

Choose No-IP Free.

 

Step 5

Type in an E-mail address and click the button Sign Up Now to proceed to the next registration phase. Make sure the E-mail is usable. No-IP will send a confirmation mail to this mail address.

 

Step 6

Type in the required information (all fields are required) to create a new account.

 

Step 7

No-IP will send a confirmation mail to your email box which contains an   activation link. Go to your mail box and check the mail.

 

Step 8

After click the activation link you will be able to login use your username and password.

 

Step 9

After login in choose Add a Host.

 

Step 10

You can then choose a DDNS domain you like from the drop-down list. For example you can choose zapto.org. In the text field you may enter a name you feel easy to remember.

 

Step 11

After got a DDNS domain name and account, you can go to the router’s web management page to configure DDNS. After click Login button you will see Connection Status becomes successful.