QNAP Turbo NAS Software User Manual

FTP

Go to "Control Panel" > "Network & File Services" > "FTP" to Configure the FTP server.

FTP Service

When you enable the FTP service, you can specify the port number and the maximum number of users that are allowed to connect to the NAS by FTP at the same time. To use the FTP service of the NAS, enable this function. Open a browser and enter ftp://NAS IP:Port. Enter the username and the password to login the FTP service.

 Protocol Type: Select to use standard FTP connection or SSL/TLS encrypted FTP. Select the correct protocol type in your client FTP software to ensure successful connection.

Multiple selections can be selected.

 Port number: Specify the port number of the FTP service.

 Unicode Support: Toggles Unicode support. The default setting is No. If your FTP client does not support Unicode, it is recommended to disable this option and select the specified language in "Control Panel” > “General Settings" > "Codepage" so that the file and folder names can be correctly displayed. If your FTP client supports Unicode, enable this option for both your client and NAS.

 Enable Anonymous: Enable this option to allow anonymous access to the NAS by FTP.

Anonymous users can connect to files and folders which are open for public access. If this

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option is disabled, users must enter an authorized username and password to connect to the NAS.

 Connection: Enter the maximum number of allowed FTP connections for the NAS and a single account and check "Enable FTP transfer limitation" to specify the maximum upload and download rates.

 Online Users: Check details of the current FTP connections, including the type of connection, login date, login time, user account, source IP, and computer name.

Note: The maximum number of FTP connections varies based on the size of RAM installed on the NAS:

 If the NAS memory =< 1 GB, the maximum is 256.

 If the NAS memory = 2 GB, the maximum is 512.

 If the NAS memory >= 3 GB, the maximum is 1024.

Advanced

 Passive FTP Port Range: You can use the default port range (55536-56559) or specify a port range larger than 1023. When using this function, make sure you have opened the ports on your router or firewall.

 Respond with external IP address for passive FTP connection request: Enable this function when a passive FTP connection is in use, the FTP server (NAS) is behind a router, and a remote computer cannot connect to the FTP server over the WAN. When this is enabled, the NAS replies with the specified IP address or automatically detects an external

IP address so that the remote computer is able to connect to the FTP server.

 Set root directory: After enabling this function and selecting a root directory, only that directory will be visible to FTP users. Otherwise, all of the shared folders will be visible.

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