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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 
For information about how to connect the USB drive and specify its settings, see Chapter 6, 
Share USB Drives 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 screen. See...

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4. Select  ADVANCED > USB Storage >  Advanced Settings .
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  list, select admin.
9.  In the W
 rite Access list, select admin.
10.  Click the  Apply button.
Your changes are saved.
Access the USB Drive Through the Internet with FTP
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•To download, launch an Internet browser.
•To upload, use an FTP client such as filezilla.
2. 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.
3. When prompted, log in:
•To log in as admin, in the user name field, type admin and in the password field,...

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NETGEAR Dynamic DNS (DDNS) service account and specify the account set\
tings. See  Set 
Up a New Dynamic DNS Account  on page
  85. 
FTP Directory: FTP://‘custom name’.mynetgear.com
FTP Directory: FTP://‘custom name’.mynetgear.com
FTP Di rector y: FTP: //‘
c usto m nam e’.mynetgea r.c omFT P Di rect ory: FTP://‘custom name’.myne tge ar.com
FTP Directory:
FTP://‘custom name’.mynetgear.com
Figure 10. You can access...

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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  list, 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...

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The BASIC Home screen displays.
4.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Advanced Settings > Dynamic DNS .
5. Select the Use a Dynamic DNS Service  check box.
6.  In the Service Provider list, select one of the following:
• NETGEAR
• www
.no-ip.com
•www
.DynDNS.org
7.  Select the  Ye
 s radio button.
The screen adjusts and displays the Show Status , Cancel, and  Apply buttons.
8.  In the Host Name field, type the host name...

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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 screen displays.
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...

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

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Specify ReadyDLNA Media Server Settings
By default, the router acts 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 an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the 
network.
2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or...