Netgear AC1900 Nighthawk™ Owner's Manual

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Access the Router’s USB Drive Through the Internet 
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Nighthawk AC1900
 Smart WiFi Router 
Change the Dynamic DNS Settings
To change your settings:
1. 
Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the 
network.
2. 
Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.
A login screen 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 screen displays.
4. 
Select ADVANCED > Advanced Settings > Dynamic DNS.
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 free NETGEAR Dynamic DNS domain name.
See 
84.
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 hard disk drive to a USB port on the router.
4. 
Set up FTP access in the router.
See 
82.
5. 
On your WAN PC, you can FTP to your router using ftp://yourname.mynetgear.com.