Netgear D7000 Nighthawk Ac1900 Wifi Vdsl Adsl Modem Router User Manual

5.
Click the Edit button. The previous figure shows a USB device attached to the modem router
.
6. In the Available Network Folders table, select a device.
7. Click the 
Edit button. 8.
Change the settings in the fields as needed.
For more information about the settings, see Add a Network Folder on a Storage Device on page 168.
9. Clic

k the Apply button.
Y

our settings are saved.
10. Click the 
Close Window button.
The pop-up window closes.
Approve USB Devices For more security, you can set up the...

To allow only approved USB devices to connect to the modem router and specify which USB devices
are approved:
1.
Make sure that the USB device or devices that you want to approve are attached to the modem router.
2. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
3. Enter 
http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
4. Enter the 
modem router user name and password.
The user name is 
admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are...

Your settings are saved.
To approve another USB device that is not attached to a USB port, first remove an attached USB device from a USB
port (see Safely Remove a USB Device on page 173), attach the other USB device, and repeat this procedure.
Safely Remove a USB Device Before you physically disconnect a USB device from the USB port on the modem router, log in to the modem router,
and take the drive offline.To remove a USB device safely: 1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is...

7.
Click the OK button.
8. Physically disconnect the USB device. Share a Storage Device
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8
Manage Dynamic DNS and 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), y
ou can also access the USB storage device by using the IP address.
This chapter includes the following sections:
• Set Up and Manage Dynamic DNS on page 176
• Access Stor

age...

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 connect, you can get a free account with a Dynamic DNS service that lets you use a domain
name to access...

To set up your personal account and use FTP:
1.
Get your NETGEAR Dynamic DNS domain name.
For more information, see Set Up a New Dynamic DNS Account on page 177.
2. Make sure that your Internet connection is working.
Your 
modem router must use a direct Internet connection. It cannot connect to a different router to access the
Internet.
3. Connect a USB storage device to one of the USB ports of the modem router
.
4. If your USB device uses a power supply, connect it.
You must use the power supply when...

4.
Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Dynamic DNS. 5.
Select the 
Use a Dynamic DNS Service check box.
6. F
rom the Service Provider menu, select NETGEAR.
7. Select the No radio button.
8. In the 
Host Name field, enter the name that you want to use for your URL.
The host name is sometimes called the domain name. Your free URL includes the host name that you specify
and ends with mynetgear.com. For example, specify MyName.mynetgear.com
.
9. In the 
Email field, enter the email address that you want to...

The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Settings > Dynamic DNS. 5.
Select the 
Use a Dynamic DNS Service check box.
6. F
rom the Service Provider menu, select your provider.
7. Select the 
Yes radio button.
The page adjusts.
8. In the 
Host Name field, enter the host name (sometimes called the domain name) for your account.
9. 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...

Access Storage Devices From a Remote Computer
You can access storage devices that are attached to your modem router form a remote computer.
T
o access devices from a remote computer: 1.
Launch a web browser on a computer that is not on your home network.
2. Connect to your 
modem router, on your home network:
• T
o connect with Dynamic DNS, type the DNS name.
To use a Dynamic DNS account, you must enter the account information on the Dynamic DNS page (see
Set Up and Manage Dynamic DNS on page 
176).
• T...