change hostname?

[tantony]

The hostname of my meraki is vpn.companyname.biz-(other characters).

is there a way to make it just vpn.companyname.biz

I like to use vpn.companyname.biz for the vpn connection instead of the long way if possible..

I know with Cisco ASA you can have it to vpn.companyname.biz if needed

What's the best way to connect to VPN?  Using the MX public IP or by host name?

[PhilipDAth · Accepted solution]

I like to use a DNS name, so that when the IP address eventually changes you don't have to re-configured all the devices out there.

Why don't you just create a DNS entry in your main public domain pointing to your public IP address, as opposed to using the dynamic DNS Cisco Meraki one?

[tantony]

Thanks, question....

I have a static IP from my ISP, do I still need to be concerned about the IP address changing?  I still like the DNS name idea.

[PhilipDAth]

If you have a static IP - no.

Otherwise if you really want to, use a CNAME pointing to the dynamic DNS entry.

[tantony]

thanks for your help

[Jeizzen]

Static IP adress should never change from what the ISP gave.

Enabling the dynamic dns is very useful when you have a dynamic ip adress from your ISP.