Access Storage Devices Through The Internet; Access Storage Devices From A Remote Computer; Set Up Ftp Access Through The Internet - NETGEAR Nighthawk X6S User Manual

Nighthawk X6S AC3000 Tri-Band WiFi Router Model R7900P
4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Dynamic DNS.
The Dynamic DNS page displays.
5. Change your DDNS account settings as necessary. See
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6. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.

Access Storage Devices Through the Internet

If you connect a USB storage device to the router, you can access the USB device through the Internet
when you are not home. After you gain access, you can use FTP to share files on the USB device.

Access Storage Devices From a Remote Computer

From a remote computer, you can access storage devices that are attached to the router on your home
network.
To access devices from a remote computer:
1. Launch a web browser on a computer that is not on your home network.
2. Connect to the router on your home network:
• To connect with Dynamic DNS, type the DNS name.
To use a Dynamic DNS account, you must enter the account information on the Dynamic DNS page
(see Set Up and Manage Dynamic DNS
• To connect without Dynamic DNS, type the router's Internet port IP address.
You can view the router's Internet IP address on the BASIC Home page.

Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet

If you attach a storage device to the router, you can access the storage device from your network (see
Enable FTP Access Within Your Network
so that you can access the storage device from outside your local network, for example, when you are not
at home.
To set up FTP access through the Internet:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the network.
2. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net.
A login window opens.
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
Specify a DNS Account That You Already
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on page 94). You can also set up FTP access through the Internet
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