Mobile access to PC. Connect from your computer to your phone or tablet via Wi-Fi

We live in an era wireless technologies and connecting Android phones and tablets to a PC via USB is becoming obsolete. More and more people are abandoning various wires in favor of Wi-Fi, thanks to which you can easily transfer files from your computer to Android and vice versa.

We have already written about how you can connect your gadget to a PC in the article: and also in the instructions:. This method will be a little more complicated, but more universal.

There is no need to install anything on your computer - everything is implemented using standard Windows features, and for Android you will have to install one single application - an FTP server. I recommend the free and simple My FTP Server. In this instruction we will use this particular program.

Creating an FTP server on Android

1. Open My FTP Server on your device and go to settings by clicking on the corresponding icon in the right top corner screen.

2. Create a username and password. The rest of the data can be left unchanged.

3. Save the settings by clicking on the floppy disk image in the upper right corner.

4. In the main program window, click “Start Server”.

The “Server Status” item will light up green with the inscription “ON”.

Connecting PC to Android via Wi-Fi

1. Open File Explorer on your PC and go to the Computer section.

2. Click on an empty space right click mouse and select “Add a new item to my network environment.”

4. In the new window, enter the network address that is listed in My FTP Server.

6. Then enter a name for network connection. You can leave the server IP.

7. At the end, a notification will appear indicating the successful completion of the Add Network Location Wizard. Click Next.

8. Now a new item will appear in the “Computer” section - your network location.

9. When opening for the first time, enter the password for the server that you set in My FTP Server.

As you can see, everything is quite simple. You can easily view files on your device, delete them, download them to your computer, etc.

More advanced users Instead of creating a network environment, they can use an FTP client. The best and also free, in my opinion, is Filezilla.

An FTP server via an Asus router in the AiDisk application is the most optimal way to set up file distribution over a local network. In order to log into such a server, you must use the IP address 192.168.0.100 or 192.168.1.100, depending on the model. Here it should be especially emphasized that it is not used to log into the router, but rather to connect to a file storage device. You won't be able to access the router settings using it.

Which Asus router is suitable for creating an FTP file server?

Ruler Asus routers very large, you can find a model to suit every taste and budget. And about a third of them have a USB port. This means that having such a router, it is possible to run an FTP server on it for exchanging documents between computers.

It is easy to distinguish such models by the letter “U” at the end of the Asus names. It just means that this router has USB port.

Setting up an FTP server on an Asus router via AiDisk in the old version of the admin panel

Since Asus devices are distinguished by fairly good reliability, today you can find completely working models produced five to ten years ago. Therefore, in this article I will show you how to run an FTP server on an Asus router, both old and new. new version software.

Login to 192.168.0.100 via AiDisk in the old version of the admin panel

So, in action we have our good old RT-N10U router. All firmware of this company of the same generation have a similar interface, so the manual will be useful to owners of any models. Those of them that have a USB connector have the AiDisk utility pre-installed, so it will be easy for you to navigate.

So, let's connect the drive - it can be either simple flash drive, or full external hard disk with self-powered from the mains, which is preferable.

We go to the control panel of the router at the address “http://192.168.1.1” and select “AiDisk” from the menu. If the page below does not appear, you must wait and restart the setup wizard until the router recognizes the drive.

Press the only available button and select the access mode to the future FTP server.

I prefer the third option, and later you can set a separate password for those who just want to use file storage.

Of course, you will need to change your login and password to your own.

Access to Asus FTP server from the Internet

I have already explained that it allows you to replace your white dynamic external IP address with domain name if you have a white external IP address (read more about the DDNS service). If you have a router from another manufacturer, for example Zyxel, then it will most likely support well-known DDNS services, for example no-ip.com, which I already talked about on this blog.

The Asus router does not support them in the standard firmware, since this manufacturer has its own service. And to support third-party DDNS you need to install non-original firmware. Therefore, we will register a new account in the asuscomm.com service here. If you do not want the ftp server to work on the Internet, but only in the apartment, then select the “Skip” option ASUS setup DDNS". Later, in another section - WAN > “DDNS” tab - you can configure this function separately.

• at the external address http://yourname.asuscomm.com
• or ftp://192.168.1.1 for internal network users, which can simply be entered in the browser.

On some models of Asus routers, for the ftp server to work, you must also set a specific port - by default it is “2121”, that is, the final address for internal use on the local network it looks like “http://192.168.1.1:2121”. In some other models, the server IP may differ, for example, the form “192.168.0.100:2121” is also widespread.

Open this page, enter the specified login and password and get into the storage:

Now you can also go to the “USB Applications” section and see the users who are allowed to access files, and a list of all documents on the USB flash drive, which is now fully functional file ftp server with wifi access.

Also, by selecting a specific user, you can set access rights for each individual folder. To do this, check the appropriate boxes next to these folders:

• R/W - write and read
• W - write only
• R - read only
• No - no access

Error when the address 192.168.l.l00 or 192.168.0.l00 cannot be accessed

What to do if you can’t log into the Asus ftp server? I won’t write about trivial operational errors or incorrect settings.

I noticed that very often people simply type the IP address of the file storage incorrectly. For example, instead of the number “1” they write the letter “L”, which is very similar in spelling. Type 192.168.L.L00 or 192.168.0.L00. There is no need to do this. The address contains only numbers!

Video on creating an FTP server via an Asus router

Today we will talk about a seemingly very banal topic, namely the local network.

Local network, LAN(slang. local; English Local Area Network (LAN) is a computer network covering a relatively small area or group of buildings (home, office, company, institute).

Ask: “What is the connection between LAN and smartphones?” It's very simple. When I bought my first Android smartphone (HTC Wildfire), I was very interested in how tightly this “smart guy” was able to “communicate” with computers without the help of a synchronization cable, using only the Wi-Fi module.

Having studied it inside and out, I noticed that the firmware was not suitable for a network environment. Only in later Android versions DLNA appeared.

D digital L iving N etwork A lliance is a standard that allows compatible devices to send and receive over home network various media content (images, music, videos), and also display it in real time.

But I wanted to transfer not only music, but also documents and other files. And many thanks to the third-party developers who came up with a cool program for Android that helped me turn what I wanted into reality, “This program combines file manager with its own archiver, multimedia support and so on and so forth. But her trick lies elsewhere. Using “ES Explorer” it is very simple and convenient to exchange files over the network and with cloud services (Google Drive, Sky Drive, Drop Box, etc.).

So, we will need a computer (OS - Windows, Linux, possibly OS X), a smartphone (Android OS) and general Wi-Fi hotspot(router).

Download from Google Play application “(it’s free) and install it on your smartphone.

At the top you see three bookmarks. By default there are four of them, but I removed one (FTP) because I don’t use this protocol. Let's talk about the LAN and “Network” bookmarks. Let's start with LAN.

When you click on the bookmark, you see the following picture:

Here I added the computers that I use. To do this, you need to click on the second button from the right (with a plus sign), and then a window will appear in which you will be asked to create a server or scan your network environment. Let me note right away that the scanning process can be lengthy and not always effective. So select “Server”.

Here you are asked to specify a domain name (if you have a DNS server), server IP address (for example 192.168.0.100), login and password (if your computer requires it), check the “Anonymous” checkbox (more on that later) and, in fact, enter the name of the connection (the name that will be displayed on your smartphone; it can be anything, for example, “Home computer”).

If you check the Anonymous checkbox, it will look like this:

All you have to do is enter the computer's IP address and connection name, which is enough to exchange documents between your smartphone and PC. Now you need to open general access to folders or drives on your computer.

The smartphone and PC must be on the same Wi-Fi network

Now take your smartphone and go to your computer, select a folder or file, and press the icon.

Now select an action (for example, copy or cut) and go to the PDA tab.

Select the folder where you want to paste the file, and voila, it’s on your phone.

The same can be done with cloud servers. Select the “Network” tab.

We add a server in the same way as we added a computer, only here you will have to enter the credentials of your account in the cloud service.

After adding cloud servers, you can do the same file sharing activities as you would with a PC. You can also exchange directly between the cloud and a PC using a smartphone (without downloading information to it).

If, unlike me, you use an FTP server somewhere, then know that adding and setting up are similar. The only thing is to check the correctness of the port, login and password (if required). It is much more interesting to get through a browser to a smartphone using FTP. To do this, you need to go to the “ES Explorer” settings.

Select remote access settings (Root rights are not needed).

And we set everything up: select the port (any port is possible, but let it stand as it is) and the root folder (the folder into which the first login will be made). Next, we set up accounts (this is if you want to limit access to your smartphone), then set up the encoding (if the browser shows hieroglyphs), and then quick start FTP server (creates a shortcut on the smartphone desktop). To get to your smartphone from your computer, you need to type ftp://192.168.0.102:3721 in your browser (just enter your phone’s IP address, it is listed in the “ Remote access”).

P.S. And advice to students. If you have a Wi-Fi network deployed at your university, buy yourself a Wi-Fi adapter. This will greatly simplify the task of copying information.

If you find an error, please highlight a piece of text and click Ctrl+Enter.

If you have a home wireless router Android smartphone and PC Windows control can make a successful tandem. After all, copying large multimedia files from a computer to a mobile device via Wi-Fi is much more convenient than connecting the gadget to a USB port every time. In addition, the smartphone can be turned into a remote control remote control and a remote access terminal, and the PC will play the role network storage and media server.

All this became possible thanks to the openness of the Android mobile platform and the widest possibilities Windows OS, as well as an abundance of applications - both paid and free - for both of them. As a result, operating systems from Google companies and Microsoft, despite the initial differences (Android is based on the Linux kernel), turned out to be quite compatible and have become good friends over the past few years. In any case, they now have much more in common with each other than with the mobile platform Apple iOS with its closed architecture and bans on many seemingly mandatory functions.

In the Google online store Play Market there are a large number of applications for remote control and access to a PC from a smartphone or tablet, but to truly find among them worth attention The solutions are by no means simple. Therefore, we will select for you the most convenient and at the same time absolutely free programs for the interaction of Android devices with Windows computers, and we will also tell you in detail how to prepare them for work.

Windows shared folder

Perhaps the most frequently requested task is transferring files from a computer to an Android device using wireless network Wi-Fi.

Files stored on a PC can not only be downloaded, but also viewed and even edited using an Android smartphone or tablet, which is much more convenient due to the larger screen diagonal.

So, in order to watch a movie of several gigabytes, you do not have to first download it from your PC to your smartphone. Many video players for Android - for example, MX Player - will be able to play it in streaming mode, as long as there is enough bandwidth wireless communication channel.

In order to connect to a shared folder on your computer, the administrator account will not work - you must create an additional account Windows entry. In addition, this must be done for security reasons. To do this, go to the Start | Control Panel | User Accounts | Manage another account | Creation account" Then specify the name of the new Windows user profile, and also select the “Typical Access” type.

A prerequisite for remote connection to a particular folder in operating system Windows is password protected account. Therefore, click on the icon of the newly created user profile and select “Create a password”. Enter the password and hint for it twice, and then click on the “Create Password” button for the changes to take effect.

After setting up your PC running Windows, install the “ES Explorer” file manager on your Android device. In addition to working with local files, it can connect to FTP servers. In most cases, to work with this protocol it is more convenient to use the special AndFTP, which you can read about at next page. But in this situation, we are interested in the ability to connect to Windows shared folders.

The first step is to prepare your PC by setting up folders for sharing. In addition, in Windows you need to create a new user account, as we described above. It is convenient to put files for exchange with a tablet or smartphone in a separate directory, which must be made visible on the Internet. How to implement this is described below.

After adding the server address, which is your desktop computer, as well as Windows user account information, an icon for quickly connecting to a PC will appear in the main menu of “ES Explorer”. Once you click on it, the files of the remote computer will appear on the screen.

Transferring data via Wi-Fi: instructions

1 TO SHARE A FOLDER ON YOUR PC, right-click on it and select context menu"Properties". In the window that appears, go to the “Access” tab and click on “Advanced settings”. Check the “Share this folder” checkbox and click the “Permissions” button.

2 CLICK ON THE “ADD” BUTTON, in the line that appears, enter the name of the previously created Windows account and click “OK” to give this user profile access to a folder or an entire local drive.

3 TO GET THE OPPORTUNITY not only download files from a PC to an Android device, but also download them in the opposite direction, select the name of the previously created account with the mouse, and then check the box in the first column opposite the “Full access” item.

4 IN THE “ES CONDUCTOR” PROGRAM Swipe the screen from right to left to go to the Local Network tab. On the toolbar, click on “New | Server". In the “Address” line, enter the PC’s IP address (for example, “192.168.0.100”), and in the “Login” and “Password” lines - the corresponding data for the previously created Windows account.

Transferring files via FTP

The most classic way of providing access to data appeared back in 1971, but has still not lost its relevance. Servers based on the FTP protocol are easy to set up and compatible with any device.

This protocol has a number of disadvantages. So, the maximum volume transferred file should not exceed 2 GB, and Cyrillic names may not be displayed correctly. But you can easily access the FTP server even when you are outside your home computer network. However, to do this, you need to first configure the port mapping and find out the external IP address of the wireless router assigned by your Internet provider, or use the No-IP web service (no-ip.com).

To establish interaction between an Android device and a PC, we recommend starting with a desktop device. Launch the no-installation Baby FTP Server app (pablosoftwaresolutions.com), which, as the name suggests, can be set up by even a baby. The program interface is really simple, and the choice of settings is minimal - you can’t even set a password. Therefore, if you plan to access your server not only from your home network, but also from outside, then for security reasons you should grant read-only rights. Select “Settings” in the main menu of Baby FTP Server and specify the folder to which access will be made via the FTP protocol. Then check the boxes next to “Allow Download” (this will allow you to download files from your PC to your smartphone) and “Allow Upload” (this is necessary to download data in the opposite direction). Optionally, give permission to remotely create folders, as well as rename and erase files.

To check if your newly configured FTP server is functioning normally, enter address bar any browser ftp://192.168.0.100 (your computer's IP address may differ). If all the settings have been made correctly, on the web page you should see a list of files that are contained in the folder allocated for the needs of the FTP server.

After the FTP server for Windows OS is installed and configured, you can begin preparing your smartphone or tablet. Perhaps the best free FTP client for the Android mobile platform today is the AndFTP application. In addition to the thoughtful interface, as well as high speed and, no less important, connection stability; this package also boasts integration with the file transfer system menu on a smartphone. Now the button for quickly transferring files from a mobile gadget to a PC via FTP will be located next to the icons of Gmail, Bluetooth, cloud storage and social networks.

Transferring files via FTP: instructions

1 BE SURE TO ACTIVATE in the Baby FTP Server settings, select “Automatically activate server on startup” so that the application starts every time Windows OS boots.

2 CONTACT THE FTP SERVER is possible not only from specialized program, but also from the browser. However, in the latter case, the Cyrillic names of the inode files are displayed incorrectly.

3. CLICK ON THE “ADD” BUTTON to create a new connection in AndFTP. In the appropriate lines, enter the server IP address (for example, “192.168.0.100”), port “21,” and username “Anonymous.” Leave the “Password” line blank. Check the box next to “Allow resuming support” to be able to continue downloading files after a connection failure. Finally, click “Save” for the changes to take effect.

4 SELECT SEVERAL FILES IN THE ANDFTP PROGRAM on your PC by holding your finger on them for about a second, and then click on the “Download” button to copy to your smartphone’s memory. If you need to transfer files in the opposite direction, click on “Local files” and repeat the above procedure.

Remote Desktop

Wireless transmission files between a PC and an Android device is, of course, good, but from time to time there is a need to access the Work Windows desktop. You can do this using an Android application called PocketCloud Remote Desktop.

To allow remote connection to a PC, it must be configured first. To do this, click “Start | Control Panel | System | Setting up remote access" and then select the "Allow connections from computers running any version of Remote Desktop (more dangerous)" checkbox. By the way, the additional Windows account discussed above will be used to connect (see section " Shared folder Windows").

In general, the PocketCloud Remote Desktop application is not satisfactory: onscreen keyboard and mouse emulation function correctly, and, as a result, working with Windows programs is almost as convenient as on a PC.

When connecting to a Windows remote desktop using the PocketCloud Remote Desktop application, do not overdo the screen resolution and color scheme

TeamViewer - PC control via the Internet

The RDP protocol discussed above is undoubtedly convenient and does not require installation of an additional server application on the PC. But, if there is a need to connect to
remote desktop over the Internet, you will have to perform a series of network settings. What is well known to users will help avoid unnecessary actions Windows application TeamViewer, a special version of which also exists for the Android mobile platform.

Connecting to a remote desktop in TeamViewer is based on a login and password, which are automatically generated by the program server, which is very convenient. Another advantage of TeamViewer is that it automatically adjusts the quality of the broadcast image depending on the connection speed.

After installing the TeamViewer application, users of Android devices have access to the entire range of Windows applications

Remote control

Among other things, a smartphone running Android is well suited to serve as a remote control for Windows media players. In the Google Play Market catalog you can find corresponding programs for almost all popular audio and video players. So, switch to the next music track or turn up the volume a little in the standard Microsoft player - Windows Media Player - possible using the WMP Remote LITE application.

The Aimp Control program is suitable for remote control of the popular AIMP audio player. Similar applications exist for video players Media Player Classic and VideoLAN - respectively, Remote MPC and Remote for VLC.

μTorrent Remote

The μTorrent Remote remote access client allows you not only to find out the percentage of downloads completed, but also to pause or, conversely, start individual of them. To use the μTorrent Remote application for Android devices, you must first specify your login and access password in the settings of the μTorrent program for Windows. To do this, in the main menu, select “Settings | Program settings | Remote access" and check the box next to "Access to remote μTorrent".

As a result, you will be able to manage the process of downloading files via the BitTorrent protocol using a smartphone or tablet, both within a local network and over the Internet.

If you often transfer files from your Android smartphone, or tablet to computer, and vice versa, then you most likely do this through USB cable. Today I will talk about a way in which you can transfer files (photo, video, music) to the phone from the computer (and vice versa) via a Wi-Fi network, through a router.

We'll get full access to files on a smartphone or tablet and we can copy, delete, and create new files, just like when connecting to a computer via cable. Only in our case, we will connect over the air, without wires. And the connection will be configured via FTP.

All you need is an Android mobile device, a computer or laptop, and a router. The computer and phone must be connected to the same router. We connect Android via Wi-Fi network, this is understandable, and the computer can be connected either via cable (LAN) or via Wi-Fi.

On your phone or tablet, we will launch an FTP server using the ES Explorer program (this is done in a few clicks), and on the computer we will connect to the FTP server, which we will launch on Android. And that’s it, you can transfer files. Please note that you will not have access to files that are located on your computer. And there will be access only to files on mobile device, as to a drive. If you want to access files on your computer, you need to configure local network. There is some information in the article.

Setting up an FTP connection between an Android device and Windows

Before moving on to the setup, you need to decide whether you want to establish such a connection only occasionally, and after each disconnection and connection of the smartphone to the router, enter on the computer new address, or you will often use an FTP connection and want to create a connection to your device on your computer. Then you can simply launch the server on your mobile device and immediately view the files on your computer.

If you want to create an FTP connection to your Android device on your computer, and not enter the address every time, then you must reserve it for your phone (tablet) in the settings of your router. static IP address. So that the router for your device always gives the same IP.

This is done differently on different routers. I'll definitely prepare it later separate instructions on different routers. Here, for example:

Next, launch ES Explorer. Open the menu (swipe from left to right), and select "Remote access". Under "Status" there should be the name of your Wi-Fi network. Click on the button "Turn on".

The address that we will now enter on the computer will appear.

On this FTP setup on Android is finished. If you click on the button in the form of a “gear”, the settings will open. There are not many of them, but they are useful. For example, you can prevent the server from shutting down after closing the program, you can configure the port, set the root folder, change the encoding. See more information on settings under the spoiler.

There is an account setup there. By default, an unsecured FTP server is created with anonymous access. If desired, you can specify a username and password, which you will then need to specify when connecting to your computer. But this is not necessary. And yet, there is an item “Create a shortcut”. After clicking on it, a shortcut will appear on the desktop with which you can launch the FTP server with one click.

Let's move on to the settings on the computer.

Connect from your computer to your phone or tablet via Wi-Fi

I tested the connection from a laptop on Windows 7 and Windows 10. If you have Windows 8, everything will work the same. The laptop easily opened the FTP server that was running on the smartphone, and I had full access to the files and could manage them.

Everything is simple here. Open Explorer on your computer, or go to “My Computer”, “This Computer” (in Windows 10), and in the address bar enter the address that appeared in the “ES Explorer” program on your mobile device. Mine is "ftp://192.168.1.221:3721/". You will most likely have a different address.

Look carefully and enter without errors. When entered, press Enter. You will remove all files on your mobile device. In Windows 10 everything is exactly the same.

Now you can manage files: copy them from your phone to your computer, and vice versa. Delete, move, create folders, etc.

But, if you close the Explorer window, you will need to enter the address again, which is not very convenient. Therefore, you can create in Windows connection to the FTP server. After this, a folder on your device will appear, opening which you will immediately have access to the files. Provided that the server on the phone is turned on.

You can establish a connection to FTP using the standard Windows tool. If for some reason you standard remedy does not work, you can use third party programs, for example the "FileZilla" client.

Create a permanent folder with an FTP connection to your smartphone

Pay attention! This method will only work if you have reserved a static IP address for your mobile device in the router settings.

Go to Explorer ("My Computer"), and click on "Map network drive".

On Windows 10, this step looks a little different:

Another window will open in which we click “Next”. In the next window, double-click on “Select a different network location.”

An account setup window will appear. If you did not specify a username and password in the ES Explorer program, then leave a checkmark next to “Anonymous login” and click “Next”. And if you specified connection information, then indicate it.

In the next window you need to specify a name for network connection. I wrote something like "My Lenovo". You can enter any name and click "Next". In the last window, click on the “Finish” button.

A folder with files located on your Android device will immediately open. A shortcut to this folder will always be in Explorer. And the files in this folder will always be available when the FTP server is enabled on the mobile device (remote access).

When you want to upload a song to your phone, or look at a photo, you just need to enable “Remote Access” on your mobile device and go to the folder we created.

Is it possible to connect a laptop to a phone via Wi-Fi, but without a router?

Yes, you can. If you don't have a router and want to transfer files between your Android mobile device and your laptop wirelessly, then everything can be set up a little differently. Or rather, the settings will be exactly the same, you just need to organize the connection differently.

If it is not possible to connect through a router, then you need to organize a direct connection between the laptop and the mobile device. To do this, just start distributing the Wi-Fi network on your phone. It seems to me that every smartphone can do this. This function is called differently. Something like "Access Point".

Launching an access point on a smartphone (you don’t even have to turn it on mobile internet so that the laptop doesn’t eat up all the traffic), and connect our laptop to this access point. Continue according to the standard scheme that I described above. Everything works, I checked it.

Afterword

If you don't often connect to your mobile device to share files, then you can, of course, use a USB cable. But, if you often need to copy something, then the method described above definitely deserves attention. We click on the icon on the mobile device, and on the computer we immediately get access to the files. It's convenient.

How do you use this connection? What pros and cons do you see? Share your experience in the comments, and of course ask questions.