Technicolor MediaAccess TG788VN, Setup And User Manual

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8 SHARING CONTENT
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8.3 The FTP Server
Introduction
The MediaAccess Gateway allows you to access your shared content by FTP. This can be useful if you want to be able to
access your shared content from the Internet.
Via FTP you can download and upload all types of files both from your local network and the Internet .
Setting up the FTP server
Proceed as follows:
1 Protect your account with a password .
2 Enable the FTP Server and select the managed partition .
Protect your account with a password
If you did not yet configure your login to the MediaAccess Gateway GUI with a password:
1 Browse to the MediaAccess Gateway GUI.
For more information, see
“Accessing the MediaAccess Gateway GUI” on page 33 .
2 On the Toolbox menu, click User Management .
3 In the Pick a task list, click Change my password .
4 Leave the Old Password box empty.
5 Type your new password both in the New Password box and Confirm New Password box.
Enable the FTP Server and select the managed partition
Proceed as follows:
1 Browse to the MediaAccess Gateway GUI.
For more information, see
“Accessing the MediaAccess Gateway GUI” on page 33 .
2 On the Tools menu, click Content Sharing .
3 In the Navigation bar , click Configure .
4 Under FTP Server , click Server Enabled .
5 Under List of connected disks , click the radio button next to the partition to make it managed.
6 The MediaAccess Gateway now creates a Media and Shared folder on the selected partition. The Shared folder will be
used as root location for FTP sessions.
7 Click Apply .