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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 address.
You can view the
router
’s Internet IP address on the BASIC Home page.
You can use FTP to share files on a USB device connected to the router.
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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 wireless device that is connected to the network.
2.
Type
.
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 Internet)
check box.
6.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your changes 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 changes are saved.
Access Storage Devices Through the Internet with FTP
You must first set up FTP through Internet access as described in
Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet
on page 82.
To access a USB device with FTP from a remote computer:
1.
To download, launch a web browser.
2.
To upload, use an FTP client such as filezilla.
3.
Type
ftp://
and the Internet port IP address in the address field of the browser.
For example, type
.
If you are using Dynamic DNS, type the DNS name.
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For example, type
.
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 access on this USB device display. For example, you might
see share/partition1/directory1.
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.
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 84.
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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.
Note
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
.
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
.
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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 wireless device that is connected to the network.
2.
Type
.
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
.
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