Accessing the LinkStation with an FTP client
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To access the LinkStation via FTP, configure your FTP client software with the following settings:
Hostname: IP address of the LinkStation
Username: The LinkStation's username
Password: The LinkStation's password
Port: 21
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Shared folders connected by FTP are available from the "/mnt" directory. The default locations are:
/mnt/disk1/share
/mnt/usbdisk1
Accessing the LinkStation with an anonymous user:
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To allow anonymous access to your FTP share, disable access restrictions.
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To access the LinkStation via anonymous FTP, configure your FTP client software with the following settings:
Hostname: IP address of the LinkStation
Username: Anonymous
Password: Any character string
Port: 21
Notes:
• If the LinkStation joins a domain, anonymous users cannot access it.
• Don't use FTP to share files and folders with multi-byte characters in their names with a Mac. Use an AFP or SMB
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