FTP and NAS help

Colbaker

Colbaker

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Hi All, I have a Zyxel NAS drive attached to my router which has an FTP option, How do i go about making the FTP side available to me on the internet for when i am not at home? Obviously is has a local IP address but i assume i would need to access it through an external ip address?


Can you help?

Thanks
 
Yeh that works thanks, Is there anyway not to have to use an FTP client and just view it as a folder structure in Internet Explorer?

Thanks
 
Yeah you should be able to type the same address in using Windows Explorer

If you haven't already I strongly advise you password protect the FTP on the NAS device
 
O.k. cool, it comes up with an error message with the last log saying something like "this is a private system - no anonymous login"

any idea's?

Im assuming it should be asking me for my login and password but its not.
 
Think you go to internet explorer - page - open page in internet explorer then right click and log in as.

Or just map the drive in my computer.
 
Na, still coming up with the same error and i cannot find anything to allow me to actually login unless i use an FTP client.Any more idea's
 
o.k. i have it now so i can access via browser i had to set the ftp up to allow anonymous connections, only porblem now is that anyone can access my ftp's, any idea how i can set it up so you have to login?
 
Add a user and folders then set the permissions so you can access all folders when logged in but anonymous connections can only access a public folder thats read only, Then either dont put anything in it or just put stuff in it that you dont mind people seeing
 
Add the users using the control panel on the NAS.

Then go to your browser and type in
Code: 
[url]ftp://username:password@ipaddress[/url]
 
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