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Safely Remove a USB Drive
Before you physically disconnect a USB drive from the router USB port, l\
og in to the router 
and take the drive offline.
To remove a USB disk drive safely: 
1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is co\
nnected to the 
network.
2.  T
ype  http://www.routerlogin.net  or http://www.routerlogin.com .
A login window opens.
3.  Enter the 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  ADV
 ANCED > USB Functions > ReadySHARE Storage .
5. Click the  Safely Remove USB Device  button. 
This takes the drive offline.
6.  Physically disconnect the USB drive. 
						

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7.   Access the Router’s USB Drive 
Through the Internet
With Dynamic DNS, you can use the Internet to access a USB hard drive attached to the router’s 
USB port router when you’re not home. This chapter includes the following sections:
•Access the USB Drive Through the Internet 
•Dynamic DNS 
•Your Personal FTP Server 
•Set Up Your Personal FTP Server 
•Remotely Access a USB Device Using ReadyCLOUD 
For information about how to connect the USB drive and to specify its settings, see Chapter 6, 
Share USB Storage Devices Attached to the Router. 
						

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Access the USB Drive Through the Internet
You can access the USB drive through the Internet when you’re not home.
To access the USB drive from a remote computer:
1. Launch a web browser on a computer that is not on your home network.
2. Connect to your home router:
•To connect with Dynamic DNS, type the DNS name.
To use a Dynamic DNS account, you must enter the account information in the 
Dynamic DNS page. See 
Dynamic DNS on page 85.
•To connect without Dynamic DNS, type the router’s Internet port IP address. 
You can view the router’s Internet IP address on the BASIC Home page.
You can use FTP to share files on a USB drive connected to the router.
Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet
To set up FTP access:
1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the 
network.
2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the 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. 
						

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4. Select  ADVANCED > USB Functions > ReadySHARE Storage .
5. Select the  FTP (via Internet)  check box.
6.  Click the  Apply button.
Your changes are saved.
7.  T
o limit access to the admin user, click the  Edit button.
8. In the Read Access menu, select admin.
9.  In the W
 rite Access menu, select admin .
10.  Click the  Apply button.
Your changes are saved.
Access the USB Drive Through the Internet with FTP
You must first set up FTP through Internet access as described in tAccess the USB Drive  Through the Internet with FTP on page  84. 
						

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To access the USB drive with FTP from a remote computer:
1. To download, launch an Internet browser.
2. To upload, use an FTP client such as filezilla.
3. Type ftp:// and the Internet port IP address in the address field of the browser. 
For example, type ftp://10.1.65.4. 
If you are using Dynamic DNS, type the DNS name.
For example, type ftp://MyName.mynetgear.com.
4. When prompted, log in.
•To log in as admin, in the user name field, type admin and in the password field, type 
the same password that you use to log in to the router.
•To log in as guest, in the user name field, enter guest. 
The guest user name does not require a password. To restrict access to the USB 
drive, you can specify that only the admin user can access it. See 
Control Access to 
the USB Drive on page 75.
The files and folders of the USB drive that your account can access to display. For 
example, you might see share/partition1/directory1.
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 don’t know what their IP addresses are or when this number 
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 router to use Dynamic DNS. Then the 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 through Dynamic 
DNS when you aren’t home. To set up your FTP server, you must register for a free 
NETGEAR Dynamic DNS (DDNS) service account and specify the account settings in the 
router’s Dynamic DNS page. 
						

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Figure 10. You can access your network through the Internet when you’re not home
Note: The 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.
Set Up a New Dynamic DNS Account
To set up Dynamic DNS and register for a free NETGEAR account:
1.  Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is co\
nnected to the 
network.
2.  T
ype  http://www.routerlogin.net  or http://www.routerlogin.com .
A login window opens.
3.  Enter the 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. 
						

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4. Select  ADVANCED > Advanced Settings > Dynamic DNS .
5. Select the Use a Dynamic DNS Service  check box.
6.  In the Service Provider menu, select NETGEAR.
7.  Select the No radio button.
8.  In the Host Name field, type 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, type the email address that you want to use for your account.
10.  In the Password (6-32 characters) field, type the password for your account.
11.  Click the  Register button.
12.  Follow the onscreen instructions to register for your NETGEAR Dynamic DN\
S service.
13.  T
o check that Dynamic DNS is enabled in the router, click the  Show Status button.
A message displays the Dynamic DNS status.
Specify a DNS Account
If you already use a Dynamic DNS account with NETGEAR, NO-IP, or Dyn, you can set up 
the router to use your account.
To set up Dynamic DNS:
1.  Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is co\
nnected to the 
network.
2.  T
ype  http://www.routerlogin.net  or http://www.routerlogin.com .
A login window opens.
3.  Enter the router user name and password. 
						

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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  ADV
 ANCED > Advanced Settings > Dynamic DNS .
5. Select the  Use a Dynamic DNS Service  check box.
6.  In the Service Provider  menu, select one of the following:
• NETGEAR
• www
.no-ip.com
•www
.DynDNS.org
7.  Select the  Ye
 s radio button.
The page adjusts and displays the  Show Status, Cancel, and Apply buttons.
8.  In the Host Name  field, type the host name (sometimes called the domain name) for your\
 
account.
9.  For a No-IP or Dyn account, in the  User Name field, enter the user name for your account.
10.  For a NETGEAR account at No-IP
 , in the Email field, type the email address for your 
account.
11.  In the Password (6-32 characters) field, type the password for your DDNS account.
12.  Click the  Apply button.
Your changes are saved.
13.  T
o verify that your Dynamic DNS service is enabled in the router, click the  Show Status 
button.
A message displays the Dynamic DNS status. 
						

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Change the Dynamic DNS Settings
To change your settings:
1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the 
network.
2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the 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 > Advanced Settings > Dynamic DNS.
The Dynamic DNS page displays.
5. Change your DDNS account settings as necessary.
6. Click the Apply button.
Your changes are saved.
Set Up Your Personal FTP Server
To set up your personal account and use FTP:
1. Get your free NETGEAR Dynamic DNS domain name.
See Your Personal FTP Server on page 85.
2. Make sure that your Internet connection is working.
Your router must use a direct Internet connection. It cannot connect to a different router to 
access the Internet.
3. Connect a USB hard disk drive to a USB port on the router.
4. Set up FTP access in the router.
See Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet on page 83.
On a remote computer with Internet access, you can use FTP to access your router using 
ftp://yourname.mynetgear.com. 
5. On your WAN PC, you can FTP to your router using ftp://yourname.mynetgear.com.  
						

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Remotely Access a USB Device Using ReadyCLOUD 
NETGEAR ReadyCLOUD for routers lets you remotely access files stored on \
a USB storage 
device that is connected to the router. Before you can use ReadyCLOUD, y\
ou must create a 
ReadyCLOUD account and register your router. 
A ReadyCLOUD app is also available for Windows computers, Android mobile devices, and  iOS mobile devices. For more information about setting up ReadyCLOUD, se\
e the 
ReadyCLOUD for Routers User Manual, which is available online at 
http://downloadcenter.netgear.com .
Create a ReadyCLOUD Account
To create a ReadyCLOUD account:
6. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device.
7.  V
isit  http://readycloud.netgear.com .
The ReadyCLOUD Welcome page displays.
8.  Click the  Sign In link.
The Sign In page displays.
9.  Click the  Create Account  link. 
10. Complete the fields to set up your account, and click the  Create button.
You are now ready to register your router with your ReadyCLOUD account.
Register Your Router With ReadyCLOUD
After you create a ReadyCLOUD account, you must register your router wit\
h your  ReadyCLOUD account.