User Manual

Improve Network Connections With Universal Plug and Play..............................85
Wi-Fi Multimedia Quality of Service.....................................................................86
Chapter 7 Manage Your Network
Update the Router Firmware................................................................................88
Change the admin Password...............................................................................88
Set Up Password Recovery.................................................................................89
Recover the admin Password..............................................................................90
View Router Status..............................................................................................90
Display Internet Port Statistics.............................................................................92
Check the Internet Connection Status.................................................................93
View and Manage Logs of Router Activity...........................................................94
View Devices Currently on the Network...............................................................95
Monitor Internet Traffictraffic metering..................................................................95
Manage the Router Configuration File.................................................................97
Back Up Settings.............................................................................................97
Erase the Current Configuration Settings........................................................97
Restore Configuration Settings.......................................................................98
Remote Access....................................................................................................99
Set Up Remote Management..........................................................................99
Use Remote Access......................................................................................100
Remotely Access Your Router Using the genie App..........................................100
Chapter 8 Share USB Storage Devices Attached to the Router
USB Device Requirements................................................................................102
Connect a Storage Device to the Router...........................................................102
Access a Storage Device Connected to the Router From a Windows Computer.103
Map a USB Device to a Windows Network Drive...............................................103
Access a Storage Device That Is Connected to the Router From a Mac...........104
Back Up Windows Computers With ReadySHARE Vault...................................104
Back Up Mac Computers With Time Machine....................................................105
Set Up a USB Hard Drive on a Mac..............................................................105
Prepare to Back Up a Large Amount of Data................................................105
Use Time Machine to Back Up Onto a USB Hard Disk.................................106
Use FTP Within the Network..............................................................................107
View or Change Network Folders on a Storage Device.....................................108
Add a Network Folder on a Storage Device.......................................................110
Edit a Network Folder on a Storage Device.......................................................111
Safely Remove a USB Device............................................................................111
Chapter 9 Use Dynamic DNS to Access USB Storage Devices Through the Internet
Set Up and Manage Dynamic DNS...................................................................114
Set Up FTP Access Through the Internet..........................................................114
Your Personal FTP Server.................................................................................115
Set Up Your Personal FTP Server.................................................................115
Set Up a New Dynamic DNS Account...........................................................116
Specify a DNS Account That You Already Created.......................................117
Change the Dynamic DNS Settings..............................................................118
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Nighthawk X4S AC2600 Smart WiFi Router