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COURSE OBJECTIVES
Upon
completion of this course you should be able to:
1. Configure
your network equipment to setup remote access to your NAS via the Internet.

PREREQUISITES
Course Prerequisites:
NAS
221: Remote Access – Using EZ ConnectTM
Students are
expected to have a working knowledge of:
Signing up for DDNS services and setting up routers

OUTLINE
1. Remote
Access
1.1 Accessing your ASUSTOR NAS
using the Internet
1.2 Configuring your router
1.3 Configuring DDNS service
1.4 Additional notes

Appendix
List of Ports Used by ASUSTOR
Applications

1. Remote Access
1.1 Accessing your ASUSTOR NAS using the Internet

ASUSTOR provides users with quick
and convenient solutions that allow them to use their NAS through the internet
and remotely access their files, creating an exclusive private cloud. You can
use any of the following methods to set up remote access to your NAS.

 

a. Directly
connecting your NAS to the internet

If you have a static IP address,
you can choose to directly connect your NAS to the Internet, without having to
go through any routers or firewalls. Please note that this method will directly
expose your NAS to the Internet and you may be more likely to experience
malicious attacks.

 

 

b. Connect your NAS to your router
and then use ASUSTOR EZ ConnectTM

ADM’s built-in EZ ConnectTM function can help you to complete
the necessary router configurations for setting up remote access to your NAS.
For more information please see:

NAS 221 Remote Access – Using
EZ Connect

 

 

c. Connect
your NAS to the internet and manually configure your connection.
If you are using an incompatible
router and cannot use EZ ConnectTM to complete your remote connection settings, the instructions below
will explain how to manually configure your router to give you remote access to
your NAS.

1.2 Configuring your router
Ports
are like telephone extension numbers in that they allow you to quickly find the
person or service that you are looking for. To let the NAS on your local area
network allow access from devices on the internet, you must first set up the
correct port forwarding on your router. This way, when connection requests are received
from the internet asking for the appropriate port, the router will know where
to direct them.
Before configuring port forwarding
please first note your router’s IP address, administrator username and
password. Usually port forwarding settings are located under one of the
following headings on your router’s settings page:
▪ Advanced Settings
▪ Firewall Settings
▪ Port Forwarding
▪ Virtual Server

In the following example, we will
demonstrate how to set up port forwarding on a router made by ASUS.

 

STEP
1

  • Enter the router’s LAN IP address
    into a Web browser. The ASUS router’s default IP address is 192.168.1.1.
  • Enter the administrator username
    and password. The default username and password for the ASUS router is “admin”.
  • In the [Advanced Settings] panel
    on the left hand side, click on [WAN].
  • Click on the [Virtual Server/Port Forwarding] tab.

STEP
2

  • Enable
    port forwarding by clicking on the [Yes] radio button beside the [Enable
    Port Forwarding] heading.
  • Under the [Service Name] field enter a name of your choice, and then enter
    the number of the external port you want to open, your NAS’s IP address and
    port number in the corresponding fields. If you want to use your Web browser to
    access your NAS, you will need to open ADM’s Web page service (default port:
    8000). The table below shows you the information that you will need to fill out
    for each field.

Service Name

Port Range

Local IP

Port

Protocol

ADM

8000

192.168.2.6

8000

TCP

As
mentioned previously, the IP address of the NAS in our example is
192.168.2.6.

 

  • If you wish to open up other
    services in order to access them through the internet, please see the Appendix
    of this guide.

Appendix: List of ports used by ASUSTOR applications.

 

1.3 Configuring DDNS service

 

STEP
1

STEP
2

 

 

1.4 Additional notes
1. The Internet uses ports to
exchange data; each specific port can only be assigned to be used by one specific
application or service. Two computers cannot simultaneously use the same port
to access data.

2. Settings and configuration methods
will differ between routers. If you require more detailed information on port
settings please see the instruction manual for your router or visit the
following website: http://portforward.com/routers.htm