Linksys E2100L manual Create an FTP Folder, Access, FTP Summary

Linksys E2100L

Administration screen; refer to Storage > Administration, page 29..

NOTE: If you used the setup software for installation, then the name of your wireless network (up to 15 characters) is the server name of the Router..

FTP Server  Select Enabled to use the Router as an FTP server.. Otherwise, select Disabled.. An external USB hard drive or USB disk must be connected to the USB port to use this service..

Internet Access  Select Enabled to allow access of the FTP server from the Internet.. Otherwise, select Disabled to only allow local network access..

FTP Port  Enter the FTP Port number to use.. The default is 21..

Encoding  The Router supports different character sets for the transfer of files in different languages.. Select the appropriate character encoding set: Unicode(UTF-8), Chinese Simplified(GB18030), Vietnamese(CP1258), or ISO8859_1.. The default is Unicode(UTF-8)..

Access

Specify Folder  To create an FTP folder, click this option.. Proceed to Create an FTP Folder, page 28..

Summary  To view a list of FTP folders, click this option.. Proceed to FTP Summary, page 28..

For each FTP folder, the Name, Partition, and Folder location are displayed..

Edit  To change the settings of an FTP folder, click this option.. Proceed to Edit an FTP Folder, page 29..

Delete  To delete an FTP folder, click this option..

FTP Summary

The FTP Summary screen displays the following information: Display Name, Partition, Shared Folder, and Groups with Access..

FTP Summary

To exit the FTP Summary screen and return to the FTP Server screen, click Close..

Chapter 3: Advanced Configuration

Create an FTP Folder

1.After you clicked Specify Folder, the FTP Folder screen appears..

FTP Folder

2.In the Display Name field, enter a name for the FTP folder.. This will appear in the Access table on the FTP Server screen..

3.The Partition name is displayed.. If the FTP folder should include the entire partition, select Share entire Partition and proceed to step 5..

If you do not want to share the entire partition, then proceed to step 4 and specify the folder you want to share..

4.The Current Folder setting displays the selected folder.. To specify a different folder, click Select.. To display sub-folders, click Enter into Folder.. To return to the previous folder, click Return to Upper Folder..

If you want to create a new folder, enter its name in the New Folder field.. Then click Create..

5.To allow a group access to the FTP folder, select it from the Available Groups column, and then click the >> button..

NOTE: Specify which user groups have read‑and-write or read-only access to the FTP folder..

6.To block a group from accessing the FTP folder, select it from the Groups with Access column, and then click the << button..

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