Netgear AC1900 Nighthawk™ Owner's Manual
Manage Dynamic DNS and Access Storage Devices Through the Internet
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Nighthawk AC1900
Smart WiFi Router
Set Up Your Personal FTP Server
To set up your personal account and use FTP:
1.
Get your free NETGEAR Dynamic DNS domain name.
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.
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.
Set Up a New Dynamic DNS Account
To set up Dynamic DNS and register for a free NETGEAR account:
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.
password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.