Netgear R7500v2 Nighthawk Dual Band Gigabit Wireless Router 802 11ac User Manual

Access Storage Devices Through the Internet
You can access eSATA and USB devices through the Internet when you’re not home.
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 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 Dynamic DNS on page 83.
•To connect without Dynamic DNS, type the router’s Internet port IP...

Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet
To set up FTP access:
1.Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network.
2.Type 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 > ReadySHARE > Advanced Settings.
The ReadySHARE Advanced Settings page displays.
5.Select the FTP (via...

For example, type ftp://MyName.mynetgear.com.
4.When prompted, log in:
•To log in as admin, in the user name field, enter 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 need a password.To restrict access to the USB device, you can
specify that only the admin user can access it. See Control Access to a Storage Device on page
72.
The files and folders that your account can...

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.
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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 wireless device that is connected to the network.
2.Type http://www.routerlogin.net .
A login window opens.
3.Enter the router user name and...

5.Select the Use a Dynamic DNS Service check box.
6.From 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 for your account.
10.In the Password (6-32 characters) field, type the password for...

5.Select the Use a Dynamic DNS Service check box.
6.From the Service Provider menu, select your provider.
7.Select the Yes 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, type the user name for your account.
10.For a NETGEAR account at No-IP, in the Email field, type the email address for your account.
11.In the...

The BASIC Home page displays.
4.Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Dynamic DNS.
The Dynamic DNS page displays.
5.Change your DDNS account settings as necessary.
6.Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Set Up Your Personal FTP Server
To set up your personal account and use FTP:
1.Get your NETGEAR Dynamic DNS domain name.
See Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet on page 82.
2.Make sure that your Internet connection is working.
Your router must use a direct Internet connection. It cannot...

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Use the Router as a Media Server
The router comes set up to work as a ReadyDLNA media server.You can set up the router to play music
from iTunes Server and media from TiVo.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•Specify ReadyDLNA Media Server Settings on page 89
•Play Music From a Storage Device With iTunes Server on page 89
•Play Media From a USB Device on TiVo on page 91
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Specify ReadyDLNA Media Server Settings
By default, the router acts as a ReadyDLNA media server, which lets you view movies and photos on
DLNA/UPnP AV-compliant media players, such as Xbox360, Playstation, and NETGEAR media players.
To specify media server settings:
1.Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network.
2.Type 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...

Figure 12. Play music on a USB device with iTunes
Supported music file formats are MP3, AAC, and FLAC.The maximum number of music files supported
is 10,000.
To specify iTunes server settings:
1.On your iPhone or iPad, find and connect to the WiFi network.
2.Launch the Remote app.
3.Click the Add a Device button.
A passcode displays.
4.Specify the passcode in the router:
a.Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network.
b.Type http://www.routerlogin.net .
A login...