Set Up Your Personal Ftp Server; Set Up A New Dynamic Dns Account - NETGEAR R7000 User Manual

Set Up Your Personal FTP Server

To set up your personal account and use FTP:
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1. Get your free NETGEAR Dynamic DNS domain name.
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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 USB storage device to a USB port on the router.
4. Set up FTP access in the router.
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5. On a remote computer with Internet access, you can use FTP to access your router using
ftp://yourname.mynetgear.com, in which yourname is your specific domain name.
For more information, see
page 88.

Set Up a New Dynamic DNS Account

To set up Dynamic DNS and register for a free NETGEAR account:
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1. Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.
2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window displays.
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.
Manage Dynamic DNS and Access Storage Devices Through the Internet
Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router
Your Personal FTP Server
Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet
Use FTP to Access Storage Devices Through the Internet
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