Netgear R7000 Nighthawk Ac1900 Smart Wifi Router User Manual

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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 
•Access Storage Devices Through the...

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Set Up and Manage Dynamic DNS
Internet service providers (ISPs) assign numbers called IP addresses t\
o 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...

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Set Up Your Personal FTP Server
To set up your personal account and use FTP:
1. Get your free NETGEAR Dynamic DNS domain name.
For more information, see Your Personal FTP Server on page 82.
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 a USB...

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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...

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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 list, select one of the following:
• NETGEAR
• www
.no-ip.com
•www
.DynDNS.org
7.  Select the  Ye
 s radio button.
The page...

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Change the Dynamic DNS Settings
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 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 page displays.
4. Select...

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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 > 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  list, select...

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Use FTP to Access Storage Devices Through the Internet
If you attached a USB storage device to the modem router, before you can access the 
storage device through the Internet with FTP, you must first set it up. For more information, 
see 
Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet on page 86.
To access the USB storage device with FTP from a remote computer:
1. Take one of the following actions:
•To...

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You must use the power supply when you connect the USB device to the rout\
er.
When you connect the USB device to the router USB port, it might take up\
 to two minutes 
before it is ready for sharing. By default, the USB device is available \
to all computers on 
your local area network (LAN).
3.  Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to\
 the network.
4.  Enter...

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You can use the Pause,  Resume, and Delete buttons to manage the downloading tasks. The 
completed downloading tasks display in the Downloaded Files section.
Change the Download Settings
You can change the default save path to any directory on the USB storage \
device that is  connected to the router. You can change the maximum number of concurrent downloading 
tasks, but NETGEAR recommends 3 as...