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8.   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
•Access Storage Devices Through the Internet
Note:For information about how to connect the device and specify its settings, 
see Chapter 7, Share a Storage Device. 
						

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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 (see 
Set Up a New 
Dynamic DNS Account on page 173).
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 173.
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 USB storage device to one of the USB ports of the modem router.
4. Set up FTP access in the modem router.
For more information, see Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet on page 175.
5. 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 Access Storage Devices Through the Internet with FTP on 
page 177. 
						

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Set Up a New Dynamic DNS Account
NETGEAR offers you the opportunity to set up and register for a free Dynamic DNS a\
ccount.
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.  In the address field of your browser
 , enter http://routerlogin.net .
A login window opens.
3.  T
ype  admin for the user name and type your password.
If you did not yet personalize your password, type  password for the password.
4.  Click the  OK button. 
The BASIC Home page displays.
5.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Advanced Setup > Dynamic DNS .
6. Select the Use a Dynamic DNS Service  check box.
7.  From the Service Provider  menu, select NETGEAR.
8.  Select the No radio button.
9.  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, specify 
MyName.mynetgear.com.
10.  In the Email field, enter the email address that you want to use for your account. 
						

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11. 
In the Password (6-32 characters) field, enter the password that you want to use for your 
account.
12.  Click the  Register button.
13.  Follow the onscreen instructions to register for your NETGEAR Dynamic DN\
S 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.  In the address field of your browser
 , enter http://routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
3.  T
ype  admin for the user name and type your password.
If you did not yet personalize your password, type password for the password.
4.  Click the  OK button. 
The BASIC Home page displays.
5.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > Advanced Settings > Dynamic DNS .
6. Select the  Use a Dynamic DNS Service  check box.
7.  From the Service Provider  menu, select your provider
 .
8.  Select the  Ye
 s radio button. 
						

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The page adjusts.
9. In the Host Name field, enter the host name (sometimes called the domain name) for your 
account.
10. 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.
11. In the Password (6~32 characters) field, enter the password for your DDNS account.
12. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
13. To verify that your Dynamic DNS service is enabled in the modem router, click the Show 
Status button.
A message displays the Dynamic DNS status.
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.
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 172).
•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.
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 162). 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. In the address field of your browser, enter http://routerlogin.net. 
						

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A login window opens.
3.  T
ype  admin for the user name and type your password.
If you did not yet personalize your password, type password for the password.
4.  Click the  OK button. 
The BASIC Home page displays.
5.  Select  ADV
 ANCED > USB Functions > ReadySHARE Storage .
The previous figure shows a USB device attached to the modem router.
6.  Select the  FTP (via internet)  check box.
7.  Click the  Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
8.  T
o 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. 
						

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c. 
In the  Read Access  menu, select  admin.
The default setting is  All - no password.
d.  In the  W
 rite Access menu, select admin.
The default setting is  All - no password.
e.  Click the  Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
f.  Click the Close W
 indow button.
The pop-up window closes.
Access Storage Devices Through the Internet with FTP
If you attached a storage device to the modem router, before you can acc\
ess the storage 
device through the Internet with FTP, you must first set it up (see  Set Up FTP Access 
Through the Internet on page  175).
To access a USB device with FTP from a remote computer to download or upl\
oad a 
file:
1. T
ake one of the following actions:
•T
o download a file from a storage device connected to the modem router, l\
aunch a 
web browser.
• T
o upload a file to a storage device connected to the modem router, launc\
h an FTP 
client such as Filezilla.
2.  T
ype  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 ftp://10.1.65.4. 
If you are using Dynamic DNS, type the DNS name.
For example, type ftp://MyName.mynetgear
 .com. 
						

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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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9.   Use the Modem Router as a Media 
Server
The modem router comes set up to work as a ReadyDLNA media server. You can set up the 
modem router to play music from iTunes Server and media from TiVo.
This chapter contains the following sections:
•Specify ReadyDLNA Media Server Settings 
•Play Media from a USB Device on TiVo  
						

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Specify ReadyDLNA Media Server Settings
By default, the modem router 
functions 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 wireless device that is connecte\
d to the 
network.
2.  T
ype  http://www.routerlogin.net  or http://www.routerlogin.com .
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  ADV
 ANCED > USB Functions > ReadySHARE Storage .
The USB Storage (Advanced Settings) page displays with the ReadySHARE \
tab  selected.
5.  Click the  Media Server tab.
6. Specify the settings:
• Enable Media Server . Select this check box to enable this device to function as a 
media server
 .
• Enable T
 iVo support. Select this check box if you want to play ReadyNAS media or 
media from a USB device on your TiVo device. 
For more information, see the Play Media from a USB Device on TiVo  on page
  181.
• Media Server Device Name. Specify the name of the media server
 .
By default, the media server name is ReadyDLNA:6400.
7.  Click the  Apply button.
Your changes are saved.