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Synology DiskStation User's Guide
Based on DSM 3.1
93 Chapter 8: Access Files from Anywhere
Manage FTP Security Settings
Click the Security Settings tab o enhance FTP security.
To manage FTP security settings, tick any of the following and click OK:
Change the selected users' root to user home: Click Select User to restrict the selected users’ FTP access
to their home folders only.
Enable Anonymous FTP: Allow anyone to log in to DiskStation's FTP service (with the anonymous or ftp
account). You can also tick Change Anonymous root and select a shared folder to restrict anonymous users’
FTP access to that folder only.
More Information
To configure the privilege of anonymous user:
1 Go to Main Menu > Control Panel > Shared Folder, select a shared folder, and click Privileges Setup.
2 Choose System internal user from the drop-down menu and tick the checkboxes.
3 Click OK.
Connect to Synology DiskStation Using a FTP Application
Open any FTP application on your computer and enter the following information to connect to
Synology DiskStation:
Synology DiskStation's IP address or domain name
Your user account and password
The port number (The default number is 21)
Access Files via WebDAV
By enabling WebDAV, you can manage and edit files on DiskStation remotely via the HTTP protocol. See
"Manage WebDAV" on Page 121 for more information.