Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream AX6000 WiFi Router
UseDynamicDNStoAccessUSB
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User Manual
Storage Devices Through the
Internet
Set Up Your Personal FTP Server
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 132.
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 on page 130.
6.
On a remote computer with Internet access, you can use FTP to access your router using
ftp://yourname.mynetgear.com.
Set Up a New Dynamic DNS Account
To set up Dynamic DNS and register for a free NETGEAR account:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the router
network.
2.
Enter the router admin user name and password.
The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you
logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
3.
Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Dynamic DNS. The Dynamic DNS page displays.
4.
Select the Use a Dynamic DNS Service check box.
5.
From the Service Provider menu, select NETGEAR. You can select another service provider.
6.
Select the No radio button.
7.
In the Host Name field, type the name that you want to use for your URL.