How do I access the USB drive attached to my Nighthawk router through the Internet with FTP?

You must first set up FTP via Internet access before you can access the USB drive, .
For more information about how to set up FTP access, see the "How do I set up FTP access through the Internet so I can access the USB drive attached to my Nighthawk router?

To access the USB drive with FTP from a remote computer:

To download, launch an Internet browser.
To upload, use an FTP client such as filezilla.
Type ftp:// and the Internet port IP address in the address field of the browser.
For example, type ftp://10.1.65.4.
If you are using Dynamic DNS, type the DNS name.
For example, type ftp://MyName.mynetgear.com.
When prompted, log in:.
- To log in as admin, in the user name field, type admin and in the password field, type the same password that you use to log in to the router.
- To log in as guest, in the user name field, enter guest.
  The guest user name does not have a password.
The files and folders of the USB drive that your account has access to display. For example, you might see share/partition1/directory1.

Last Updated:07/07/2025 | Article ID: 23943