50
2
To connect to the NAS, Internet users need to know and use the Internet IP address (public IP address) of your
Router/Gateway. There are a number of ways to find out what is the Internet IP address of your
Router/Gateway. One way is to connect to a website such as
http://whatismyip.com/
, and it will show you
what internet IP address you are using.
3
Finally, from a remote PC on the internet, you will just have to enter http://<internet IP address> from Step
(2), to access the NAS.
NOTE ON CHANGING HTTP (WEB BROWSER) PORT NUMBER
Default HTTP port number is 80. If you prefer to use a different port number, for example, 8080, then you
need to
Specify port number “8080” on the NAS System screen
Specify “8080” port number on your router’s Port Forwarding/Virtual Server settings.
Specify “8080” port number in your web URL address when trying to access the NAS, for example
“http://<internet IP address>:8080.
C.
ACCESSING YOUR NAS USING A DOMAIN NAME
You may want to use a host name instead of having to specify the internet IP address, each time you connect to
your NAS. Moreover, most broadband Internet Service Providers (ISP) assign dynamic (changing) IP addresses, so it
may not be convenient to track what is the latest internet IP address to use.
When you use a Dynamic DNS Server Provider, your friends can enter your host name to connect to the NAS, even
if the internet IP address has been changed.
