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| | **Enable FTP Service** | Select the check-box to enable the FTP service. The current state of the service is displayed as “Service is stopped” or “Service is running”. | | | **Enable FTP Service** | Select the check-box to enable the FTP service. The current state of the service is displayed as “Service is stopped” or “Service is running”. | | ||
| - | | **Protocol** | Check **Enforce SSL** if you want to use the FTPS protocol for a more secure connection. | | + | | **Protocol** | Check **Enforce SSL** if you want to use the FTPS protocol for a more secure connection. This function is currently only supported on the home network (LAN) and does not work when connecting remotely from the outside. | |
| | **Anonymous** | For security reasons, anonymous is best disabled. If you want to grant access to anonymous users, enable **Anonymous** and if you want to grant these users write access as well, also enable **Writable**. | | | **Anonymous** | For security reasons, anonymous is best disabled. If you want to grant access to anonymous users, enable **Anonymous** and if you want to grant these users write access as well, also enable **Writable**. | | ||
| | **Port** | By default, FTP uses port **21** but if this port is already in use by another service or it is blocked on your network, you can change it to any other port from 1 to 65535. | | | **Port** | By default, FTP uses port **21** but if this port is already in use by another service or it is blocked on your network, you can change it to any other port from 1 to 65535. | | ||
| + | | **Passive Port Range** | By default, the passive port range is set to **0** and when FTP is used on the home network, this setting can be left at default. To help with port forwarding for remote FTP access, set a range of about 50-100 ports (it's best to choose ports >=50000). On your network router, make sure to forward the same range of ports. | | ||
| | **Apply** | Click **Apply** to save the changes. | | | **Apply** | Click **Apply** to save the changes. | | ||
| <note tip>For more information about to how to access your files with an FTP client, see \\ [[fm_ftp_pc|File Management > FTP for PC users]] \\ [[fm_ftp_mac|File Management > FTP for Mac users]]</note> | <note tip>For more information about to how to access your files with an FTP client, see \\ [[fm_ftp_pc|File Management > FTP for PC users]] \\ [[fm_ftp_mac|File Management > FTP for Mac users]]</note> | ||
