Internet; Set Up Your Personal Ftp Server; Set Up And Manage Dynamic Dns - NETGEAR XR500 Nighthawk User Manual

Set Up Your Personal FTP Server

With a customized free URL, you can use FTP to access your network when you are not home through
Dynamic DNS. Before you set up your FTP server, register for a NETGEAR Dynamic DNS (DDNS) service
account and specify the account settings.
Note 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.
The following procedure describes the high-level steps that are required to set up a personal account and
use FTP. The procedures in this chapter provide details.
To set up your personal account and use FTP:
1. Get your NETGEAR Dynamic DNS domain name.
For more information, see
2. Make sure that your Internet connection is working.
Your router must use a direct Internet connection. It cannot connect to a different router to access the

Internet.

3. Connect a storage device to the router.
4. If your USB storage device uses a power supply, connect it.
You must use the power supply when you connect the USB storage device to the router.
When you connect the USB storage device to the router USB port, it might take up to two minutes before
it is ready for sharing. By default, the USB storage device is available to all computers on your local
area network (LAN).
5. Set up FTP access in the router.
See Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet
6. On a remote computer with Internet access, you can use FTP to access your router by using
ftp://MyName.mynetgear.com.
See Use FTP to Access Storage Devices Through the Internet

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 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.
Use Dynamic DNS to Access USB Storage Devices Through the Internet
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Set Up a New Dynamic DNS Account
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