NETGEAR Nighthawk AX6 User Manual page 6

Nighthawk AX6 6-Stream AX5200 WiFi Router
Chapter 8 Share USB Storage Devices Attached to the Router
USB device requirements................................................................112
Connect a USB storage device to the router................................112
Access a storage device connected to the router from a
Windows-based computer..............................................................113
Map a USB device to a Windows network drive...........................113
Access a storage device that is connected to the router from a
Mac.....................................................................................................114
Enable FTP access within your network.........................................115
View network folders on a storage device....................................115
Add a network folder on a USB storage device...........................116
Edit a network folder on a USB storage device............................117
Safely remove a USB storage device.............................................118
Chapter 9 Use Dynamic DNS to Access USB Storage Devices
Through the Internet
Set up and manage Dynamic DNS.................................................120
Set up a new Dynamic DNS account.........................................120
Specify a DNS account that you already created.....................121
Change the Dynamic DNS settings...........................................122
Your personal FTP server................................................................122
Set up your personal FTP server................................................123
Set up FTP access through the Internet....................................123
Set up HTTPS access through the Internet....................................124
Access USB storage devices through the Internet.......................125
Chapter 10 Use OpenVPN to Access Your Network
About VPN connections..................................................................128
Enable OpenVPN service in the router..........................................129
Install OpenVPN software on a VPN client....................................130
Install OpenVPN software on a Windows-based computer....130
Install OpenVPN software on a Mac computer........................132
Install OpenVPN software on an iOS device............................133
Install OpenVPN software on an Android device....................134
LAN IP addressing in VPN networks..............................................135
Use VPN to access your Internet service at home........................135
Allow VPN client Internet access in the router.........................135
Block VPN client Internet access in the router.........................136
Use VPN to remotely access a USB storage device attached to the
router.................................................................................................137
Chapter 11 Manage Port Forwarding and Port Triggering
Manage port forwarding to a local server.....................................139
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