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Use Dynamic DNS to Access USB
Storage Devices Through the
Internet
With Dynamic DNS, you can use the Internet to access USB devices attached to the router’s USB
ports when you’re not home.
This chapter includes the following sections:
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Set Up and Manage Dynamic DNS • Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet • Your
Personal FTP Server • Access USB Storage Devices Through the Internet • Remotely Access a
USB Device Using ReadyCLOUD
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.
