Cisco E1550 User's Guide download pdf (Page 39)

Using an External Drive

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:

Configure the FTP server

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

Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based

utility” on page 14).

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

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.

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.

To apply your changes, click Save Settings.

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