Buffalo TeraStation 3010, User Manual

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Chapter 6 Cloud Services and Remote Access
FTP
By default, the TeraStation’s shares are only accessible by users connected to the same network or router as the
TeraStation. The optional FTP server allows users outside the local network to access the TeraStation.
Note:
FTP is intended for users who already have FTP client software and have experience with it.
1
From Settings, click File Sharing .
2
Move the FTP switch to the position to enable FTP.
3
Click the settings icon ( ) to the right of “Folder Setup”.
4
Choose a folder to enable remote FTP access on.
5
Under “LAN Protocol Support”, select the “FTP” checkbox on the Basic tab; select read-only or read and write for
the shared folder’s attribute on the Option 2 tab and click OK .
Accessing the TeraStation with an FTP Client
To access the TeraStation via FTP, configure your FTP client software with the following settings:
• Hostname: IP address of the TeraStation
• Username: the TeraStation’s username
• Password: the TeraStation’s password
• Port: 21
Accessing the TeraStation with an Anonymous User
To allow anonymous access to your FTP share, disable access restrictions. Configure your FTP client software with
the following settings for anonymous FTP access:
• Hostname: IP address of the TeraStation
• Username: “Anonymous”
• Password: any character string
• Port: 21
Notes:
• If the TeraStation joins a domain, domain and anonymous users cannot remote access via FTP. Domain users will
be able to access remotely using SFTP.
• Shared folders connected by FTP are available from the “/mnt” folder. The examples of default locations are:
/mnt/array1/share
/mnt/disk1/share
/mnt/usbdisk1