Netgear R8300 Nighthawk X8 Ac5000 Smart Wifi Router User Manual

							The BASIC Home page displays.
4.Select ADVANCED > USB Functions > ReadySHARE Storage.
5.Click the Edit button.
The Edit Network Folder window opens.
6.Change the settings in the fields as needed.
7.Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Remotely Access a USB Device Using ReadyCLOUD
NETGEAR ReadyCLOUD for routers lets you remotely access files stored on a USB storage device that is connected
to the router. Before you can use ReadyCLOUD, you must create a ReadyCLOUD account and register your 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 downloadcenter.netgear.com.
Create a ReadyCLOUD Account
To create a ReadyCLOUD account:
1.Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device.
2.Visit readycloud.netgear.com.
The ReadyCLOUD Welcome page displays.
3.Click the Sign In link.
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							The Sign In page displays.
4.Click the Create Account link.
5.Complete the fields to set up your account, and click the Create button.
You are now ready to register your router with your ReadyCLOUD account.
Register Your Router With ReadyCLOUD
After you create a ReadyCLOUD account, you must register your router with your ReadyCLOUD account.
To register your router with your ReadyCLOUD account:
1.Visit kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/27323/ and check to see if you router supports ReadyCLOUD.
2.Connect a USB storage device to the USB port on the router.
If your USB storage device uses a power supply, you must use it when you connect the USB storage device to
the router.
When you connect the USB storage device to the 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).
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 opens.
5.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.
6.Select ADVANCED > USB Functions > ReadySHARE Storage.
The ReadySHARE page displays.
7.Click the ReadyCLOUD tab.
8.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 131.
The router is registered with ReadyCLOUD.
If the router’s Internet connection mode is set to Dial on Demand, the router automatically
changes the connection mode to Always On.This change is required for ReadyCLOUD to
remotely access the USB storage device.
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9.After registration, visit readycloud.netgear.com.
10.Click the Sign In link, enter your ReadyCLOUD user name and password, and click the Sign In button.
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							The ReadyCLOUD page displays the router that you registered and the contents of the USB storage device that
is connected to the router.
Safely Remove a USB Device
Before you physically disconnect a USB device from the router USB port, log in to the router and take the drive
offline.
To remove a USB disk drive safely:
1.Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network.
2.Typehttp://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 USB Storage > Basic Settings.
The USB Settings page displays.
5.Click the Safely Remove USB Device button.
This takes the device offline.
6.Physically disconnect the USB device.
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Use Dynamic DNS to Access USB Storage
Devices Through the Internet
With Dynamic DNS, you can use the Internet to access USB devices attached to the router’s USB ports when you’re
not home.
This chapter includes the following sections:
•Your Personal FTP Server on page 136
•Set Up Your Personal FTP Server on page 140
•Dynamic DNS on page 137
•Access USB Storage Devices Through the Internet on page 141
For information about how to connect the device and specify its settings, see Share USB Storage Devices Attached to
the Router on page 121.
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							Your Personal FTP Server
With your customized free URL, you can use FTP to access your network when you aren’t 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. See Set Up Your Personal FTP Server on page 140.
Figure 15.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 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 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.
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							The BASIC Home page displays.
4.Select ADVANCED > ReadySHARE > Advanced Settings.
The ReadySHARE Advanced Settings page displays.
5.Select the FTP (via Internet) check box.
6.Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
7.To limit access to the admin user, click the Edit button.
The Edit page displays.
8.In the Read Access list, select admin.
9.In the Write Access list, select admin.
10.Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
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 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 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.
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 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.
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							The BASIC Home page displays.
4.Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Dynamic DNS.
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 your account.
11.Click the Register button.
12.Follow 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.
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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 Setup > Dynamic DNS.
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 Password (6-32 characters) field, type the password for your DDNS account.
12.Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
13.To 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
You can change the settings for your Dynamic DNS account.
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							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.
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 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 Dynamic DNS on page 137.
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 storage device to the router.
You can connect USB hard disk drives to the USB ports on the router.
4.Set up FTP access in the router.
See Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet on page 136.
5.On a remote computer with Internet access, you can use FTP to access your router using
ftp://yourname.mynetgear.com.
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