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.
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.
Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet
To set up FTP access:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or moblile device that is connected to the network.
2.
Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
3.
Enter the 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 > ReadySHARE Storage > Advanced Settings.
The USB Storage (Advanced Settings) page displays.
5.
Select the FTP (via Internet) check box.
6.
Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
7.
To limit access to the admin user, select a device in the Available Network Folder's section.
If only one device is connected, it is automatically selected.
8.
Click the Edit button.
The Edit page displays.
9.
In the Read Access list, select admin.
10.
In the Write Access list, select admin.
11.
Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Use Dynamic DNS to Access USB Storage Devices Through the Internet
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