Linksys E1550 manual How to configure your router’s storage for remote access, Storage FTP Server

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Linksys E1550

How to configure your router’s storage for remote access

Why would I need to access my router’s storage remotely? If your router’s storage is set up for remote access, you can access your files anywhere you have an Internet connection. To do this, you must enable the router’s built-in FTP (File Transfer Protocol) server. After your router is set up, you can access files from anywhere by using either a web browser or FTP software.

To set up your router for remote file access, you need to:

1.Configure the FTP server

2.Select folders (or the entire drive) to share and set access rights for those folders

How to configure the FTP server

To configure the FTP server:

Storage > FTP Server

1.Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based utility” on page 14).

2.Click the Storage tab, then click the FTP Server page.

Using an External Drive

3.Next to FTP Server, click Enabled.

TIP

If you used Cisco Connect to set up your router, the FTP Server Name field is already completed with the name of your wireless network. If you set up your router manually, the default name is Cisco followed by the last five digits of the router’s serial number.

4.You can also:

••Change the FTP Port (default is 21) for the FTP server

••Change the Encoding (character set) for the transfer of files in other languages. The router supports:

••Unicode (UTF-8) (default)

••Chinese Simplified (GB18030)

••Vietnamese (CP1258)

••ISO 8859_1.

TIP

For field descriptions, click Help on the right side of the screen.

5.To apply your changes, click Save Settings.

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