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 
modem router to share only USB devices that you approve. Share a Storage Device
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							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 case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
5. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > USB Settings
.
The USB Settings page displays.
6. Select the No radio button.
By def

ault the 
Yes radio button is selected. This setting lets you connect and access all your USB devices.
7. Click the 
Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
8. Click the 
Approved Devices button. 9.
In the Available USB Devices table, select the USB device that you want to approve.
10. Click the 
Add button.
The USB de
vice is added to the Approved USB Devices table.
11. To approve another USB device that is already attached to the modem router, repeat Step 10 and St\
ep 11.
12. Select the Allow only approved devices check box.
13. Clic

k the Apply button. Share a Storage Device
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							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 connected to the network.
2. Enter 
http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the 
modem router user name and password.
The user name is 
admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > USB Functions > ReadySHARE Storage. The previous figure shows a USB device attached to the modem router
.
5. In the Available Network Folders table, select a device.
6. Click the 
Safely Remove USB Device button.
The device goes offline and a pop-up window opens. Share a Storage Device
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							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 Devices Through the Internet on page 179 For information about how to connect the device and specify its settings, see Share a Storage Device
on page 157
.
Note 175 
						

							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 your home network. To use this account, you must set up the modem router to use Dynamic DNS.
Then the modem router notifies the Dynamic DNS service provider whenever its IP address changes. When you
access your Dynamic DNS account, the service finds the current IP address of your home network and automatically
connects you.
If your ISP assigns a private WAN IP address (such as 192.168.x.x or 10.x.x.x), the Dynamic DNS service does not
work because private addresses are not routed on the Internet.
Your Personal FTP Server
With your customized free URL, you can use FTP to access your network when you are not home through Dynamic
DNS. To set up your FTP server, you must register for a NETGEAR Dynamic DNS (DDNS) service account and
specify the account settings (see Set Up a New Dynamic DNS Account on page 177). Figure 9. You can access your network through the Internet when you’re not home
The 
modem router supports only basic DDNS, and the login and password might not be
secure. You can use DDNS with a VPN tunnel for a secure connection.
Note Manage Dynamic DNS and Access Storage Devices Through the Internet
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							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 you connect the USB device to the modem router
.
When you connect the storage device to the modem router’s port, it might take up to two minutes before the
stor

age device is ready for sharing. By default, the device is available to all computers on your local area network
(LAN).
5. Set up FTP access on the 
modem router.
F
or more information, see Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet
 on page 180.
6. On a remote computer with Internet access, you can use FTP to access your modem router
 using
ftp://
yourname.mynetgear.com, in which yourname is your specific domain name.
F
or more information, see Use FTP to Access Storage Devices Through the Internet on page 
182.
Set Up a Ne
w Dynamic DNS Account
NETGEAR
 offers you the opportunity to set up and register for a free Dynamic DNS account.
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. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login windo

w opens.
3. Enter the 
modem router user name and password.
The user name is 
admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays. Manage Dynamic DNS and Access Storage Devices Through the Internet
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							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 use for your account.
10. In the 
Password (6~32 characters) field, enter the password that you want to use for your account.
11. Clic
k the 
Register button.
12. F
ollow the onscreen instructions to register for your NETGEAR Dynamic DNS 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 y

our account.
To set up Dynamic DNS if you already created an account: 1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2. Enter 
http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the 
modem router user name and password.
The user name is 
admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive. Manage Dynamic DNS and Access Storage Devices Through the Internet
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							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 account.
• F
or a NETGEAR account, in the Email field, enter the email address for your account.
10. In the 
Password (6~32 characters) field, enter the password for your DDNS account.
11. Clic
k the 
Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
12. To verify that your Dynamic DNS service is enabled in the modem router, click the Show Status
 button.
A message displays the Dynamic DNS status.
Access Storage Devices Through the Internet If you connect a USB storage device to the modem router, you can access the USB device through the Internet
when y

ou are not home. After you gain access, you can use FTP to share files on the USB device. Manage Dynamic DNS and Access Storage Devices Through the Internet
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							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
o connect without Dynamic DNS, type the modem router’s Internet port IP address.
Y

ou can view the modem router’s Internet IP address on the BASIC Home page.
Set Up FTP Access 
 Through the Internet
If you attach a storage device to the modem router, you can access the storage device from your network (see
Enab

le FTP Access Within Your Network on page 166). You can also set up FTP access through the Internet so that
you can access the storage device from outside your local network, for example, when you are not at home.
To set up FTP access through the Internet: 1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2. Enter 
http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the 
modem router user name and password.
The user name is 
admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select ReadySHARE.
The USB Stor

age (Basic Settings) page displays. By default, the Basic radio button is selected. Manage Dynamic DNS and Access Storage Devices Through the Internet
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