Dynamic IP Address

Most Internet cable and DSL connections are provided with a fixed IP address by your ISP, but if your connection has a dynamic IP address - one which changes from time to time - then you need to use a service that will automatically follow your IP address as it changes. There are a number of these services - this example uses www.DynDNS.com who provide a free option.

Select the 'Free Dynamic DNS' option and enter the hostname of your choice - this is not a published hostname, it is only used for routing, so it simply needs to be unique, for example myneatone.dyndns.biz
And then follow the prompts to create your free account.   DynDNS also provide full paid-for accounts with more features.

You then need to configure your new Host Service - Dynamic DNS Hosts so that it knows the public facing IP address of your router. If you are doing this from the same machine that you installed neatComponents onto then the dialog box will guess - otherwise you set it explicitly. Then follow the prompts to set the service active.

Updating DynDNS

Most routers have a feature that will automatically update a dynamic DNS service when your ISP changes your public facing IP address.

Your router/firewall may look different. This website provides advice on many different Router brands.

Set your A-Record

You can now return to your Domain Registrar's DNS Control Panel and adjust the CNAME (Alias) for 'www' to point to your DynDNS account.

Now when someone browses to your website at www.example.com the DNS knows that the IP address of your website is held at your DynDNS account. When your IP address changes, your Router will notify your DynDNS account and within a minute your account will be updated with the new IP address. 
Your visitors are automatically directed to the correct location