NETGEAR Nighthawk AX8 User Manual page 6

Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream Tri-Band WiFi 6 Router
Use remote access.......................................................................112
Connect to your router with Anywhere Access............................112
Disable LED blinking or turn off LEDs............................................113
Set your time zone............................................................................113
Set the NTP Server...........................................................................114
Specify ReadyDLNA Media Server Settings..................................115
Return the router to its factory default settings............................116
Use the Reset button...................................................................116
Erase the settings.........................................................................116
Chapter 8 Share USB Storage Devices Attached to the Router
USB device requirements................................................................119
Connect a USB storage device to the router................................119
Access a storage device connected to the router from a
Windows-based computer..............................................................120
Map a USB device to a Windows network drive...........................120
Access a storage device that is connected to the router from a
Mac.....................................................................................................121
Back up Windows-based computers with ReadySHARE Vault....122
Back up Mac computers with Time Machine................................122
Set up a USB hard drive on a Mac.............................................123
Prepare to back up a large amount of data..............................124
Use Time Machine to back up onto a USB hard disk..............124
Enable FTP access within your network.........................................126
View network folders on a storage device....................................126
Add a network folder on a USB storage device...........................127
Edit a network folder on a USB storage device............................128
Safely remove a USB storage device.............................................129
Chapter 9 Use Dynamic DNS to Access USB Storage Devices
Through the Internet
Set up and manage Dynamic DNS.................................................131
Set up FTP access through the Internet.........................................131
Your personal FTP server................................................................132
Set up your personal FTP server................................................132
Set up a new Dynamic DNS account.........................................133
Specify a DNS account that you already created.....................133
Change the Dynamic DNS settings...........................................134
Access USB storage devices through the Internet.......................135
Chapter 10 Use VPN to Access Your Network
Set up a VPN connection.................................................................137
Specify VPN service in the router...................................................137
Install OpenVPN software...............................................................138
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