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 Internet 
•Download Files onto a USB Storage Device 
•Remotely Access a USB Device Using ReadyCLOUD 
•View Photos on Your USB Device With Kwilt 
For information about how to connect the USB drive and to specify its settings, see Chapter 6, 
Share USB Devices Attached to the Router. 
						

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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 easier to connect, you can get a free account with a Dynamic D\
NS 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 accoun\
t, the service 
finds the current IP address of your home network and automatically conn\
ects 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 th\
e Internet.
Your Personal FTP Server
With your customized free URL, you can use FTP to access your network wh\
en you aren’t 
home through Dynamic DNS. To set up your FTP server, you must register for a free 
NETGEAR Dynamic DNS (DDNS) service account and specify the account set\
tings in the 
router’s Dynamic DNS page. 
FTP Directory: FTP://‘custom name’.mynetgear.com
FTP Directory: FTP://‘custom name’.mynetgear.com
FTP Directory: FTP://‘ custom name’.mynetgear.comFTP Directory: FTP://‘custom name’.mynetgear.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. 
						

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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 port on the router.
4. Set up FTP access in the router.
For more information, see Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet on page 86.
5. On a remote computer with Internet access, you can use FTP to access your router using 
ftp://yourname.mynetgear.com, in which yourname is your specific domain name.
For more information, see Use FTP to Access Storage Devices Through the Internet on 
page 88.
Set Up a New 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 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. 
						

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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 that you want to use 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.
13.  T
o check that Dynamic DNS is enabled in the router, click the  Show Status button.
A message displays the Dynamic DNS status.
Specify a DNS Account That You Already Created
If you already have 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 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 displays.
3.  Enter the router user name and password. 
						

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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 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 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 ADVANCED > Advanced Settings > Dynamic DNS.
5. Change your DDNS account settings as necessary.
6. Click the Apply button.
Your changes are saved.
Access Storage Devices Through the Internet
You can access the USB storage device through the Internet when you’re not home.
To access the USB storage device 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 page. See 
Set Up and Manage Dynamic DNS on page 82.
•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 page.
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 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. 
						

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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 admin.
9.  In the W
 rite Access list, select admin.
10.  Click the  Apply button.
Your changes are saved. 
						

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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 download a file from a USB storage device connected to the router, launch an web 
browser.
•To upload a file to a USB storage device connected to the router, use an FTP client 
such as filezilla.
2. Enter ftp:// and the Internet port IP address in the address field of the browser. 
For example, enter ftp://10.1.65.4. 
If you are using Dynamic DNS, type the DNS name.
For example, enter 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 have 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 Device on page 74.
The files and folders of the USB drive that your account has access to display. For 
example, you might see share/partition1/directory1.
4. Navigate to a location on the USB storage device.
5. Download or upload the file.
Download Files onto a USB Storage Device
NETGEAR Downloader is a download agent that runs on the router. You can use it to 
download files onto a USB HDD that is connected to the router so that you do not need to 
keep the computer running.
Download Files
To use NETGEAR Downloader to download files:
1. Connect your USB storage device to the router USB port.
2. If your USB device uses a power supply, connect it. 
						

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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  http://www
 .routerlogin.net.
A login window displays.
5.  Enter the 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.
6.  Select  NETGEAR Downloader (BET
 A).
The Download Manager page displays.
7.  Select the Enable NETGEAR Downloader  check box.
The page adjusts:
8.  From the Download Type  menu, select a download protocol.
The fields change based on which protocol you choose.
9.  Complete the fields presented for the option you chose.
10.  Click the  Add button.
The router begins the download.
11.  T
o display the downloading status, click the  Refresh button.
12.  Click the  Apply button.
Your changes are saved. 
						

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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 the most effective setting. You can enable 
autorefresh to see updated downloading tasks, but this might slow down s\
peed of the 
downloads.
To change NETGEAR Downloader 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 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  ADV
 ANCED > NETGEAR Downloader (BETA) > Downloader Settings.
5. Make any needed changes.
6.  Click the  Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Send Downloader Email Notifications
The router can email you when a downloader task is finished.