NETGEAR R7500 Network Router User Manual


 
Access Storage Devices Through the Internet
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The BASIC Home screen displays.
4. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Dynamic DNS.
The Dynamic DNS screen displays.
5. Change your DDNS account settings as necessary.
6. Click the Apply button.
Your changes are saved.
Set Up Your Personal FTP Server
To set up your personal account and use FTP:
1. Get your NETGEAR Dynamic DNS domain name.
See Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet on page 78.
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.
You can connect an eSATA device to the eSATA port and you can connect USB hard disk
drives to the USB ports on the router.
4. Set up FTP access in the router.
See Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet on page 78.
5. On a remote computer with Internet access, you can use FTP to access your router using
ftp://yourname.mynetgear.com.