The following examples were done with a Netgear router's administration page.

If necessary, you may need to setup FTP Port Forwarding and UPnP in your router.

Check the box next to FTP and click the Save button.įTP is now enabled overall for the Seagate NAS and is also enabled for a specific Share.

To enable FTP for the share, click the Edit icon ( ) under Actions next to the Share name. If FTP is not enabled for that share, there will be a red X next to the Share name under the FTP column. If so, FTP is already enabled for that Share.

Confirm that the Shared Folder item row has a green circle icon ( ) under the FTP column.

Once at least one user and share are created, enable the FTP Service for existing Shares.įrom the left sidebar, select Storage, then Shared Folders.

Create a User Account and Share if needed.

Consult your router's documentation or contact the manufacturer for more information. Manual FTP and Port Forwarding may need to be setup in the router’s setup page using the NAS’ IP address. If the Seagate Business NAS is the only device on your local network that requires Port Forwarding, then enable this option.

Check the box next to Enable the FTP Service and Enable UPnP Port Forwarding for Web Access & FTP Service.

From the left sidebar, select Network, then Web Services.

Log into Seagate NAS Manager using Seagate NAS Discovery or by entering the IP address of the NAS device in the address bar of a web browser.

Please follow this procedure to enable FTP on the Seagate Business NAS:

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