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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.
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 modem router, click the
Show Status
button.
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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 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.
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 modem 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 modem router from 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 modem 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 168).
•
To connect without Dynamic DNS, type the modem router’s Internet port IP address.
You can view the modem router’s Internet IP address on the BASIC Home page.
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Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet
If you attach a storage device to the modem router, you can access the storage device from your network (see
Enable FTP Access Within Your Network
on page 157).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
.
The 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.
4.
Select
ADVANCED > ReadySHARE > Advanced Settings
.
The previous figure shows two USB devices attached to the modem router.
5.
Select the
FTP (via internet)
check box.
6.
Click the
Apply
button.
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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 only one device is connected, it is automatically selected.
b.
Click the
Edit
button.
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 modem 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 173).
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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 modem router, launch a web browser.
•
To upload a file to a storage device connected to the modem 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
.
If you are using Dynamic DNS, type the DNS name. For example, type
ftp://
MyName
.mynetgear.com
, in which
MyName
is your DNS name.
3.
When prompted, log in:
•
To log in as admin, in the
user name
field, enter
admin
and in the
password
field, enter the same password
that you use to log in to the modem router.
•
To log in as guest, in the
user name
field, enter
guest
.
The guest user name does not need a password.
The files and folders that your account can access on the USB device display. For example, you might see
share/partition1/directory1
.
4.
Navigate to a location on the USB device.
5.
Download or upload the file.
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