Accessing storage (NAS) over the Internet via FTP | FRITZ!Box 7490 | AVM International
Posted by jpluimers on 2019/02/13
Of course you don’t want this. So by the time you read this, the connection has been closed.
For testing some Internet of Shit stuff from a client that cannot do SFTP, I needed a temporary FTP accessible connection.
These links helped:
- [WayBack] Accessing storage (NAS) over the Internet via FTP | FRITZ!Box 7490 | AVM International
- [WayBack] Configuring a USB storage device connected to FRITZ!Box | FRITZ!Box 7490 | AVM International
TL;DR:
- Preparing the USB stick:
- Ensure the USB disk is FAT/FAT32/NTFS
- Create a directory in the root of the USB disk for the FTP user (for now:
FtpDirectory) - Insert the USB disk in the Fritz!Box
- Logon to the Fritz!Box web UI
- Configure a user for FTP:
- In the menu, go to
System, thenFRITZ!Box Users - Click
Add user - Name the user (for now:
MyFtpUser) - Ensure that user *only* has a checkmark for `Access to NAS contents`
- Click the button
Add directory - In the popup click
Select folder - Choose the
FtpDirectoryyou just made - Click
OK - Ensure the
readandwritecheckboxes are enabled - Click
OK
- In the menu, go to
- Configure the USB stick for FPT access
- In the menu, go to
Home Network, thenUSB Devices - Observe if the device is visible and has the correct file system (if not: ask AVM)
- In the menu, go to
Internet, thenPermit Access - Click on the
FRITZ!Box Services - Ensure there is a checkmark at
Internet access to your storage media via FTP/FTPS enabled - At
TCP Port for FTP/FTPS, fill in21(many IoT devices cannot use a different port) - Ensure there is *no* checkmark at
Allow only secure FTP connections (FTPS) - Make a note of the value after
FTP address(something like ftp://example.org:21`) - Click
Apply
- In the menu, go to
- Configure a user for FTP:
- Test
–jeroen
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