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 Folders table, select a device.
If a single device is attached to the USB port, the radio button is selected automatically.
6. Click the 
Safely Remove USB Device button.
The device goes offline and a pop-up window opens. Share a Storage Device Attached to the Router
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							7.
Click the OK button.
8. Physically disconnect the USB device. Share a Storage Device Attached to the Router
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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 the Internet on page 119
• Remotely Access a USB De

vice Using ReadyCLOUD on page 122 For information about how to connect the device and specify its settings, see Share a Storage Device
Attached to the Router on page 
93.
Note 113 
						

							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 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 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. Figure 11. You can access your network through the Internet when you’re not home
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.
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 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 the USB device to the router.
When y

ou connect the storage device to the router
’s port, it might take up to two minutes before the storage
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 router.
F

or more information, see 
Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet on page 119.
6. On a remote computer with Inter
net access, you can use FTP to access your 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 
121.
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 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. 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, enter 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. Click 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 router to use
your 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. Manage Dynamic DNS and Access Storage Devices Through the Internet
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							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.
Your settings are saved.
12. To verify that your Dynamic DNS service is enabled in the router, click the Show Status button.
A message displa

ys the Dynamic DNS status.
Change the Dynamic DNS Settings
You can change the settings for your Dynamic DNS account. To change your settings: 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. Manage Dynamic DNS and Access Storage Devices Through the Internet
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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 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 access, you can use FTP to share files on the USB device.
Access Storage Devices From a Remote Computer
You can access storage devices that are attached to your router from a remote computer.
To 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 router, on your home network:
•To 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 114).
• T
o 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.
Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet
If you attach a storage device to the router, you can access the storage device from your network (see Enable FTP
Access Within Your Network on page 102). You can also set up FTP access through the Internet so that you can
access the stor

age 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 router user name and password. Manage Dynamic DNS and Access Storage Devices Through the Internet
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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 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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