Safely remove a USB storage device............................................ 146
Change the media server settings or rescan media files........... 146
Chapter 11 Use Dynamic DNS to Access a USB Storage Device
From the Internet
Set up and manage Dynamic DNS............................................... 149
Set up a new Dynamic DNS account....................................... 149
Use a Dynamic DNS account that you already have.............. 150
Manage your existing NETGEAR or No-IP Dynamic DNS
account........................................................................................ 151
Your personal FTP server............................................................... 152
Set up your personal FTP server: Overview of steps............. 152
Set up FTP access through the Internet.................................. 152
Set up HTTPS access through the Internet.................................. 153
Access a USB storage device through the Internet.................... 154
Chapter 12 Use OpenVPN to Access Your Network
About VPN connections................................................................. 157
LAN IP addressing in VPN networks............................................. 157
Enable OpenVPN service on the router....................................... 158
Install OpenVPN software on a VPN client.................................. 159
Install OpenVPN software on a Windows-based computer.. 160
Install OpenVPN software on a Mac........................................ 161
Install OpenVPN software on an iOS device........................... 162
Install OpenVPN software on an Android device.................. 163
Use VPN to access your Internet service at home...................... 164
Allow VPN client Internet access in the router....................... 164
Block VPN client Internet access in the router........................ 165
Chapter 13 Manage Port Forwarding and Port Triggering
Manage port forwarding to a local server................................... 168
Forward incoming traffic to a local server............................... 168
Add a custom port forwarding service or application........... 169
Change a port forwarding rule................................................. 170
Remove a port forwarding rule................................................ 171
Application example: Make a local web server public.......... 171
How the router implements the port forwarding rule........... 172
Manage port triggering................................................................. 172
Add a port triggering rule......................................................... 173
Change a port triggering rule.................................................. 174
Remove a port triggering rule.................................................. 175
Set the time-out period for port triggering............................ 176
Disable an individual port triggering rule............................... 176
Disable port triggering.............................................................. 177
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Nighthawk WiFi 7 Tri-Band Router Model RS600