D-Link DI-624S manual Home FTP, WAN Side Setting, LAN Side Setting, Directory, Privilege

Using the Configuration Menu (continued)

Home > FTP

Utilizing the USB ports and an external file sharing system, you may use this device with the FTP protocol. FTP or File Transfer Protocol allows computer users running various operating systems to share files. This feature is very similar to the file sharing feature described in the previous section both in implementation and usage. The FTP service may be enabled for the WAN (external), LAN (internal) or both networks. The common virtual port number for FTP is

21.To set up your router to be a FTP server, configure the following parameters and click Apply. The Select directory button will open a pop up window, identical to the Select Directory Pop-up window described in the previous section. (Note: For the client implementation of this function, please see the user manual for the associated client PC)

WAN Side Setting	Click the Enabled radio button to open the file sharing system
	on the WAN. The user may also enter a virtual port number
	for which to use this protocol. The common port number for
	FTP is 21.
LAN Side Setting	Click the Enabled radio button to open the file sharing system
	on the LAN. The user may also enter a virtual Port number for
	which to use this protocol. The common port number for FTP
	is 21.
User Name	Enter the name of the user who will be uploading files through
	your router. This name must be exactly entered by the
	outside user to access the shared files.

Password / Confirm Password Enter the password used to authorize this user on the router, then confirm that password in the following field. This password must be identical to the one the user will input

	when asked for authorization by the router.
Directory	Choose a directory on the file sharing system to be shared
	through this router. This must be done by clicking the Select
	Directory button, which will open a pop up window for the
	user to configure.
Privilege	Choose the permissions to be set for the user. List Only will
	allow the user to only view the list of files set for sharing.
	Read Only will allow the user to download but only read files
	on the share server. Read & Write will allow the user to
	download, read and alter files on the server.

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