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Linksys EA-Series How to configure your router's storage for remote access For EA3500 EA4500 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 20). 2. Click the Storage tab, then click the FTP Server page.  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. 47

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Linksys EA-Series
How to configure your router’s storage
for remote access
For
EA3500
EA4500
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 20).
2.
Click the
Storage
tab, then click the
FTP Server
page.
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
.