Nighthawk M1 Dynamic DNS support

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Hello,&nbsp;Can anyone please confirm whether the Nighthawk M1 router supports Dynamic Dns so it can be used for remote access without a fixed IP?Thanks in advanceDavid.

frankwarrell · Answer

So far that's a "no" through my channels. Such a shame as it would be a great router if they allowed for DDNS and also remote admin access. Once of the firmware versions did allow it (on port 80 only) but that was closed up in subsequent firmware.&nbsp;C'mon Netgear. If you have port forwarding it makes sense to also have DDNS, and remove admin access... please update!&nbsp;:-)&nbsp;&nbsp;PC

frankwarrell · Answer

Can I second that please. BIG request for Dynamic DNS support AND also remote access to the router via WAN, where we can manually assign a remote admin port number. I too find it odd that it supports port forwarding but not DDNS. We are using the M1 in remote locations with IP cameras we connect to, and if it goes offline there's no way of remotely diagnosing or isolating the issue. If we could talk to the router the same way we can talk to the camera remotely, this would be a big help.&nbsp;Would it be too much to also request SMS diagnostics, eg sending an SMS to ask what it's WAN IP address is?&nbsp;Or is Netgear looking at releasing an industrial grade version of this router with LTE Category 16 under the hood?&nbsp;Thanks in advance.&nbsp;&nbsp;FW

DarrenM · Answer

Not supported directly by M1 but you&nbsp;can use dyn DNS service such as&nbsp;http://dyn.com/dns/&nbsp;which would work fine. Dyn would map the dynamic IP the M1 is getting from ISP to enable remote access.

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DarrenM

DMcCookie · Answer

Thanks Darren,&nbsp;how would Dyn know the ip unless something at that address was contacting it, such as a computer with their app on it or a router set to contact the Dyn servers?&nbsp;In my experience I'd need the router to have a setting so I can tell it to contact dyn with its dyn host ID.&nbsp;Thanks again&nbsp;David

JohnMcG007 · Answer

As far as I can tell there is no Dynamic DNS support in any of the menu options which is very disappointing. &nbsp;If you have port forwarding support you should really have Dynamic DNS support. Hopefully, some new firmware comes out soon with this feature enabled. &nbsp;If you do not have Dynamic DNS on the router then there is no ability for the device to tell DNS services of a change of IP address as far as I am aware. &nbsp;Any idea if Dynamic DNS is being added in an upcoming release Netgear support? &nbsp;If so how far away otherwise I will need to look at purchasing alternative Mobile Broadband units such as Netcomm?

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Nighthawk M1 Dynamic DNS support

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