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 Set Up a New Dynamic DNS Account on page 157.
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 160.
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 on page 161.
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
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Use Dynamic DNS to Access USB
Storage Devices Through the
Internet
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