Netgear R8500 Nighthawk X8 Tri Band Ac5300 Wifi Router User Manual

This takes the device offline.
6.Physically disconnect the USB device.
Share USB Storage Devices Attached to the Router
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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 133
•Set Up Your Personal FTP Server on page 137
•Use Dynamic DNS to Access USB Storage Devices Through the Internet on page 132
•Access USB Storage Devices Through the Internet on page 138
For information about how to connect the device...

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 a New Dynamic DNS Account on page 134.
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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Access USB Storage Devices Through the Internet
You can access 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 134.
•To connect without Dynamic DNS, type the router’s Internet port IP...

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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 140
•Play Music From a USB Storage Device With iTunes Server on page 140
•Play Media From a USB Device on TiVo on page 144
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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 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...