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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 Settings > 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.
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8.
In the
Host Name
field, enter the host name (sometimes called the domain name) for your account.
9.
Depending on the type of account, specify your user name or email address:
•
For a No-IP or Dyn account, in the
User Name
field, enter the user name for your account.
•
For a NETGEAR account, in the
Email
field, enter the email address for your account.
10.
In the
Password (6~32 characters)
field, enter the password for your DDNS account.
11.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your settings are saved.
12.
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.
To change your settings:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2.
Enter
.
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
.
The Dynamic DNS page displays.
5.
Change your DDNS account settings as necessary.
6.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your settings are saved.
Access Storage Devices Through the Internet
If you connect a USB storage device to the router, you can access the USB device through the Internet
when you are not home. After you gain access, you can use FTP to share files on the USB device.
Access Storage Devices From a Remote Computer
You can access storage devices that are attached to your router form a remote computer.
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 router, on your home network:
•
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 112).
•
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.
Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet
If you attach a storage device to the
router
, you can access the storage device from your network (see
Enable FTP Access Within Your Network
on page 102).You can also set up FTP access through the
Internet so that you can access the storage device from outside your local network, for example, when
you are not at home.
To set up FTP access through the Internet:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2.
Enter
.
A login window opens.
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
ADVANCED > USB Functions> ReadySHARE Storage
.
The previous figure shows a USB device attached to the
router
.
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, do the following:
a.
In the Available Network Folders list, select a device.
If a single device is attached to the USB port, the radio button is selected automatically.
b.
Click the
Edit
button.
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c.
In the
Read Access
menu, select
admin
.
The default setting is
All - no password
.
d.
In the
Write Access
menu, select
admin
.
The default setting is
All - no password
.
e.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your settings are saved.
f.
Click the
Close Window
button.
The pop-up window closes.
Use FTP to Access Storage Devices Through the Internet
If you attached a storage device to the router, before you can access the storage device through the
Internet with FTP, you must first set it up (see
Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet
on page 118).
To access a USB device with FTP from a remote computer to download or upload a file:
1.
Take one of the following actions:
•
To download a file from a storage device connected to the router, launch a web browser.
•
To upload a file to a storage device connected to the router, launch an FTP client such as Filezilla.
2.
Type
ftp://
and the Internet port IP address in the address field of the browser.
For example, if your IP address is 10.1.65.4, type
.
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