Netgear D6400 Ac1600 Wifi Vdsl Adsl Modem Router 802 11ac Dual Band Gigabit User Manual

171
8
8.   Access Storage Devices Through 
the Internet
With Dynamic DNS, you can use the Internet and a personal domain name to access a USB 
storage device that is attached to a USB port on the modem router when you are not home. If 
you know the IP address of the modem router (and the IP address did not change), you can also 
access the USB storage device by using the IP address.
This chapter includes the following sections:
•Set Up and Manage Dynamic DNS
•Access Storage Devices Through the Internet...

Access Storage Devices Through the Internet 
172 AC1600 WiFi VDSL/ADSL Modem Router Model D6400 
Set Up and Manage Dynamic DNS
Internet service providers (ISPs) assign numbers called IP addresses to identify each 
Internet account. Most ISPs use dynamically assigned IP addresses. This means that the IP 
address can change at any time. You can use the IP address to access your network 
remotely, but most people do not know what their IP address is or when this address 
changes.
To make it easier to...

Access Storage Devices Through the Internet 173
 AC1600 WiFi VDSL/ADSL Modem Router Model D6400
Set Up a New Dynamic DNS Account
NETGEAR offers you the opportunity to set up and register for a free Dynamic DNS a\
ccount.
To set up Dynamic DNS and register for a free NETGEAR account:
1. 
Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to\
 the network. 
2.  In the address field of your browser
 , enter http://routerlogin.net .
A login window opens.
3.  T
ype  admin for the user name...

Access Storage Devices Through the Internet 174
AC1600 WiFi VDSL/ADSL Modem Router Model D6400 
11. 
In the Password (6-32 characters) field, enter the password that you want to use for your 
account.
12.  Click the  Register button.
13.  Follow the onscreen instructions to register for your NETGEAR Dynamic DN\
S service.
Specify a DNS Account That You Already Created
If you already created a Dynamic DNS account with NETGEAR, No-IP, or Dyn, you can set 
up the modem router to use your account.
To set up...

Access Storage Devices Through the Internet 
175  AC1600 WiFi VDSL/ADSL Modem Router Model D6400
The page adjusts.
9. In the Host Name field, enter the host name (sometimes called the domain name) for your 
account.
10. Depending on the type of account, specify your user name or email address:
•For a No-IP or Dyn account, in the User Name field, enter the user name for your 
account.
•For a NETGEAR account, in the Email field, enter the email address for your 
account.
11. In the Password (6~32...

Access Storage Devices Through the Internet 176
AC1600 WiFi VDSL/ADSL Modem Router Model D6400 
A login window opens.
3.  T
ype  admin for the user name and type your password.
If you did not yet personalize your password, type password for the password.
4.  Click the  OK button. 
The BASIC Home page displays.
5.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > USB Functions > ReadySHARE Storage .
The previous figure shows a USB device attached to the modem router.
6.  Select the  FTP (via internet)  check box.
7.  Click the...

Access Storage Devices Through the Internet 177
 AC1600 WiFi VDSL/ADSL Modem Router Model D6400
c. 
In the  Read Access  menu, select  admin.
The default setting is  All - no password.
d.  In the  W
 rite Access menu, select admin.
The default setting is  All - no password.
e.  Click the  Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
f.  Click the Close W
 indow button.
The pop-up window closes.
Access Storage Devices Through the Internet with FTP
If you attached a storage device to the modem router, before you...

Access Storage Devices Through the Internet 
178 AC1600 WiFi VDSL/ADSL Modem Router Model D6400 
3. When prompted, log in:
•To log in as admin, in the user name field, enter admin and in the password field, 
enter the same password that you use to log in to the modem router.
•To log in as guest, in the user name field, enter guest. 
The guest user name does not need a password.
The files and folders that your account can access on the USB device display. For 
example, you might see...

179
9
9.   Use the Modem Router as a Media 
Server
The modem router comes set up to work as a ReadyDLNA media server. You can set up the 
modem router to play music from iTunes Server and media from TiVo.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•Specify ReadyDLNA Media Server Settings 
•Play Media from a USB Device on TiVo  

Use the Modem Router as a Media Server 180
AC1600 WiFi VDSL/ADSL Modem Router Model D6400 
Specify ReadyDLNA Media Server Settings
By default, the modem router 
functions as a ReadyDLNA media server, which lets you view 
movies and photos on DLNA/UPnP AV-compliant media players, such as Xbox360, 
Playstation, and NETGEAR media players.
To specify media server settings: 
1.  Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connecte\
d to the 
network.
2.  T
ype  http://www.routerlogin.net...