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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 
Dynamic DNS on page 84.
•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 screen.
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 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 screen displays. 
						

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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
You must first set up FTP through Internet access as described in Set Up FTP Access  Through the Internet on page  82.
To access the USB drive with FTP from a remote computer:
1. Do one of the following: 
						

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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, 
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 73.
The files and folders of the USB drive that your account can access displays. 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 when you aren’t 
home through Dynamic DNS. To set up your FTP server, you must register for a free  
						

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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 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. For more information, see Chapter 7, Access the 
Router’s USB Drive Through the Internet.
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 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 screen 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  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 example, specify 
MyName.mynetgear.com.
9.  In the Email field, type the email address 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.
Specify a DNS Account That You Already Use
If you already set up a Dynamic DNS account with NETGEAR no-ip, www.no-ip.com, or 
www.DynDNS.org, you can set up the router to use your account.
To set up Dynamic DNS if you already set up an 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 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. 
						

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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 (sometimes called the domain name) for your\
 
account.
9.  For a www
 .no-ip or www.DynDNS account, in the  User Name field, enter the user name for 
your account.
10.  For a NETGEAR account at www
 .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 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 screen displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Settings > Dynamic DNS.
The Dynamic DNS screen 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 84.
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 82.
5. On a remote computer with Internet access, you can use FTP to access your router using 
ftp://yourname.mynetgear.com.  
						

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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 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 screen displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > USB Storage > Media Server.
The Media Server (Settings) screen displays.
5. Specify the settings:
•Enable Media Server. Select this check box to enable this device to act as a media 
server.
•Enable TiVo support. Select this check box if you want to play ReadyNAS media on 
your TiVo device. See the 
Play Media from a USB Drive on TiVo on page 92.
•Media Server Device Name. Specify the name of the media server.
6. Click the Apply button.
Your changes are saved.
Play Music from a USB Drive with iTunes Server
iTunes Server lets you play music with your Windows or Mac iTunes app from a USB drive 
that is connected to the router USB port. You can also use the Apple Remote app from an