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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 Set Up a New Dynamic DNS Account on page 111.
2. Make sure that your Internet connection is working.
Your DST 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 DST router.
4. If your USB storage device uses a power supply, connect it.
You must use the power supply when you connect the USB storage device to the DST 
router.
When you connect the USB storage device to the DST router’s USB port, it might take up 
to two minutes before it is ready for sharing. By default, the USB storage device is 
available to all computers on your local area network (LAN).
5. Set up FTP access in the router.
For more information, see Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet on page 11 4.
6. 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 11 6.
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 Setup > Dynamic DNS .
5. Select the  Use a Dynamic DNS Service  check box.
6.  In the Service Provider  menu, 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 DST router, click the  Show Status button.
A message displays the Dynamic DNS status.
Specify a DNS Account That You Already Created
If you already own a Dynamic DNS account with NETGEAR no-IP, 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 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 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 menu, 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 No-IP or Dyn account, in the  User Name field, enter the user name for your account.
10.  For a NETGEAR account, 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 settings 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.
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. 
						

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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. 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 on the 
Dynamic DNS page. See 
Set Up and Manage Dynamic DNS on page 11 0.
•To connect without Dynamic DNS, type the DST router’s Internet port IP address. 
You can view the DST 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.
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 > USB Functions > ReadySHARE Storage .
5. Select the FTP (via Internet) check box.
6.  Click the  Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
7.  T
o limit access to the admin user, click the  Edit button.
8. In the Read Access  menu, select admin.
9.  In the W
 rite Access menu, select admin.
10.  Click the  Apply button.
Your settings are saved. 
						

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Use FTP to Access Storage Devices Through the Internet
If you attached a USB storage device to the DST 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 11 4.
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 DST router, launch a 
web browser.
•To upload a file to a USB storage device connected to the DST 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, enter admin and in the password field, 
enter 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 need a password. To restrict access to the USB drive, 
you can specify that only the admin user can access it. See 
Manage Access to a USB 
Device on page 99.
The files and folders of the USB drive that your account can access 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.
Remotely Access a USB Device Using ReadyCLOUD 
NETGEAR ReadyCLOUD for DST routers lets you remotely access files stored on a USB 
storage device that is connected to the DST router. Before you can use ReadyCLOUD, you 
must create a ReadyCLOUD account and register your DST router. 
A ReadyCLOUD app is also available for Windows computers, Android mobile devices, and 
iOS mobile devices. For more information about setting up ReadyCLOUD, see the 
ReadyCLOUD for routers user manual, which is available online at 
http://downloadcenter.netgear.com. 
						

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Create a ReadyCLOUD Account
To create a ReadyCLOUD account:
6. 
Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device.
7.  V
isit  http://readycloud.netgear.com.
The ReadyCLOUD Welcome page displays.
8.  Click the  Sign In link.
The Sign In page displays.
9.  Click the  Create Account  link. 
10. Complete the fields to set up your account, and click the  Create button.
You are now ready to register your DST router with your ReadyCLOUD accoun\
t.
Register Your DST Router With ReadyCLOUD
After you create a ReadyCLOUD account, you must register your DST router\
 with your  ReadyCLOUD account. 
To register your router with your ReadyCLOUD account:
1.  V
isit  http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/27323/ and check to see if you DST 
router supports ReadyCLOUD.
2.  Connect a USB storage device to a USB port on the DST router.
3.  If your USB storage device uses a power supply
 , connect it.
You must use the power supply when you connect the USB storage device to \
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When you connect the USB storage device to the DST router’s USB port, it might take up 
to two minutes before it is ready for sharing. By default, the USB stora\
ge device is 
available to all computers on your local area network (LAN).
4.  Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to\
 the network.
5.  Enter  http://www
 .routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
6.  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.
7.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > USB Functions > ReadySHARE Storage .
The USB Storage (Advanced Settings) page displays.
8.  Click the  ReadyCLOUD tab.
9. Enter your ReadyCLOUD user name and password and click the  Register button.
If you did not create a ReadyCLOUD account, see Create a ReadyCLOUD Account  on 
page   11 7.
The DST router is registered with ReadyCLOUD.
Note: If the DST router’s Internet connection mode is set to Dial on Demand, 
the DST router automatically changes the connection mode to Always 
On. This change is required for ReadyCLOUD to remotely access the 
USB storage device.
10.  After registration, visit readycloud.netgear.com .
11.  Click the  Sign In link, enter your ReadyCLOUD user name and password, and click the 
Sign In  button. 
The ReadyCLOUD page displays the DST router that you registered and the \
contents of  the USB storage device that is connected to the DST router. 
						

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10.   Use the DST Router as a Media 
Server
This chapter contains the following sections:
•Specify ReadyDLNA Media Server Settings 
•Play Music From a USB Storage Device With iTunes Server 
•Set Up the DST Router to Work With TiVo 
•Play Media From a USB Device on TiVo