Netgear R6900 Nighthawk Ac1900 Smart Wifi Router User Manual

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 
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 router
.
5. In the Available Network...

7.
Click the OK button.
8. Physically disconnect the USB device. Share a Storage Device Attached to the Router
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7
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 router when you are not home. If you know the IP address of the router (and the IP address
did not change), you 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 114
• Access Stor
age Devices Through...

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 115.
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 storage device to one of the USB ports of the router
.
4. If your USB device uses a power supply, connect it.
You must use the power supply when you connect...

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, enter MyName.mynetgear.com.
9. In the 
Email field, enter the email address that you want to use...

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. 5.
Select the 
Use a Dynamic DNS Service check box.
6. F
rom the Service Provider menu, select your provider. Manage Dynamic DNS and Access Storage Devices Through the Internet
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7.
Select the Yes radio button. 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....

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 Setup > Dynamic DNS.
The Dynamic DNS page displa
ys.
5. Change your DDNS account settings as necessary.
6. Click the 
Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Access Storage Devices Through the Internet If you connect a USB storage device to the router, you can access the USB device through the Internet when you
are not home. After you gain...

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 router
.
5. Select the 
FTP (via internet) check box.
6. Clic
k the 
Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
7. To limit access to the admin user, do the following: Manage Dynamic DNS and Access Storage Devices Through the Internet
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