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7.
Click the
OK
button.
8.
Physically disconnect the USB device.
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8
Manage Dynamic DNS and Access Storage
Devices Through the Internet
With Dynamic DNS, you can use the Internet and a personal domain name to access a USB storage device that is
attached to a USB port on the modem router when you are not home. If you know the IP address of the modem router
(and the IP address did not change), you can also access the USB storage device by using the IP address.
This chapter includes the following sections:
•
Set Up and Manage Dynamic DNS
on page 168
•
Access Storage Devices Through the Internet
on page 172
For information about how to connect the device and specify its settings, see
Share a Storage Device
on page 148.
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Set Up and Manage 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 do not know what their IP address is or when this
address 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 modem router to use Dynamic DNS.
Then the modem 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 are not 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.
Figure 12.You can access your network through the Internet when you’re not home
The modem 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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To set up your personal account and use FTP:
1.
Get your NETGEAR Dynamic DNS domain name.
For more information, see
Set Up a New Dynamic DNS Account
on page 169.
2.
Make sure that your Internet connection is working.
Your modem router must use a direct Internet connection. It cannot connect to a different router to access the
Internet.
3.
Connect a storage device the modem router.
You can connect an eSATA device to the eSATA port and you can connect USB storage devices to the USB
ports on the modem router.
4.
If your USB device uses a power supply, connect it.
You must use the power supply when you connect the USB device to the modem router.
When you connect the storage device to the modem router’s port, it might take up to two minutes before the
storage device is ready for sharing. By default, the device is available to all computers on your local area network
(LAN).
5.
Set up FTP access on the modem router.
For more information, see
Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet
on page 173.
6.
On a remote computer with Internet access, you can use FTP to access your modem router using
ftp://
yourname
.mynetgear.com, in which
yourname
is your specific domain name.
For more information, see
Use FTP to Access Storage Devices Through the Internet
on page 174.
Set Up a New Dynamic DNS Account
NETGEAR offers you the opportunity to set up and register for a free 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
.
A login window opens.
3.
Enter the modem 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.
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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, enter 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, enter
MyName
.mynetgear.com
.
9.
In the
Email
field, enter the email address that you want to use for your account.
10.
In the
Password (6-32 characters)
field, enter the password that you want to use 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 modem 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
.
A login window opens.
3.
Enter the modem 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.
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