Create an ftp folder – Linksys E2100L User Manual

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Advanced Wireless-N Router

Linksys E2100L

Chapter 3: Advanced Configuration

Administration screen; refer to Storage > Administration,
page 29
.

NOTE:

If you used the setup software for

installation, then the name of your wireless
network (up to 15 characters) is the server
name of the Router .

FTP Server

Select Enabled to use the Router as an FTP

server . Otherwise, select Disabled . An external USB hard
drive or USB disk must be connected to the USB port to
use this service .

Internet Access

Select Enabled to allow access of the

FTP server from the Internet . Otherwise, select Disabled
to only allow local network access .

FTP Port

Enter the FTP Port number to use . The default

is 21 .

Encoding

The Router supports different character sets

for the transfer of files in different languages . Select the
appropriate character encoding set: Unicode(UTF-8),
Chinese Simplified(GB18030)
, Vietnamese(CP1258), or
ISO8859_1 . The default is Unicode(UTF-8) .

Access

Specify Folder

To create an FTP folder, click this option .

Proceed to Create an FTP Folder, page 28 .

Summary

To view a list of FTP folders, click this option .

Proceed to FTP Summary, page 28 .

For each FTP folder, the Name, Partition, and Folder
location are displayed .

Edit

To change the settings of an FTP folder, click this

option . Proceed to Edit an FTP Folder, page 29 .

Delete

To delete an FTP folder, click this option .

FTP Summary

The  FTP  Summary  screen displays the following
information: Display Name, Partition, Shared Folder, and
Groups with Access .

FTP Summary

To exit the FTP  Summary  screen and return to the FTP 
Server 
screen, click Close .

Create an FTP Folder

1 . After you clicked Specify Folder, the FTP Folder screen

appears .

FTP Folder

2 . In the Display  Name field, enter a name for the FTP

folder . This will appear in the Access table on the FTP 
Server
screen .

3 . The Partition name is displayed . If the FTP folder

should include the entire partition, select Share entire
Partition
and proceed to step 5 .
If you do not want to share the entire partition, then
proceed to step 4 and specify the folder you want to
share .

4 . The Current Folder setting displays the selected folder .

To specify a different folder, click Select . To display
sub-folders, click Enter into Folder . To return to the
previous folder, click Return to Upper Folder .
If you want to create a new folder, enter its name in the
New Folder field . Then click Create .

5 . To allow a group access to the FTP folder, select it from

the Available  Groups column, and then click the >>
button .

NOTE:

Specify which user groups have

read-and-write or read-only access to the FTP
folder .

6 . To block a group from accessing the FTP folder, select

it from the Groups with Access column, and then click
the << button .

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