SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCESSING A WEB SERVER ON A DEVICE WITH A DYNAMIC IP-ADDRESS RESIDING A FIREWALL

摘要

A system and method for providing access to a web server on an electronic device positioned within a firewall. A gateway device including a gateway server is provided outside of the firewall. The gateway device includes an IP address that corresponds to the same DNS extension that is used in the DNS name of the web server. When a client device attempts to contact the web server through the DNS name, the request is transmitted to the gateway server, which in turn communicates with the web server.