ASUS AiCloud - Cloud Disk

[Col8eral]

I have just started exploring this feature so thought i'd share my experience in case it helps others.

ASUS AiCloud 2.0 keeps you connected to your data via an Internet connection. It links your home network and online storage service and lets you access your data through the AiCloud mobile app on your iOS or Android mobile device or through a personalised web link in a web browser.

After logging into to the web interface of the ASUS router navigate to AiCloud menu on the left hand column. The enable Cloud Disc which enables USB-attached storage devices to be accessed, streamed or shared through an Internet-connected PC or device.

I downloaded the AiCloud app from the Google Play store. The first time you connect via the app you need to be connect via local Wifi. Enter username and password (same as Router login). After that you can connect through the app using mobile data for remote connection.

You can also access Cloud Disk via the web on a laptop browser. On the Cloud Disk page on your router a unique web address will be displayed wit the following format:

https://b9d7gg42ssdt6623fg9b480ca88a.asuscomm.com/

Click on that link and enter your router username and login.

If that doesnt work for you click on the alternate link:

http://iplookup.asus.com/nslookup.php

and enter the first half of the unique domain name, in this example b9d7gg42ssdt6623fg9b480ca88a. This will provide you an IP address. Then enter the IP address plus the ASUS domain as follows:

56.123.1.56.asuscomm.com/

Again, enter your router login and password.

Now you should see all the files on your router connected USB drive.

You can take this further by enabling Smart Access which enables Network Place (Samba) networked PCs and devices to be accessed remotely. Smart Access can also wake up a sleeping PC.

I don;t know how secure this service is. It is provided over a https link which gives some comfort. Perhaps others could comment on security.

On the ASUS support pages they answer the question "Is the AiCloud connectivity secure?" with "AiCloud provides a secure HTTPS connection encrypted by SSL."

Hope this helps.

 

[Grisu]

Why do you have to enter IP+asuscomm.com, in my understanding you have to use modem-WAN IP only to connect to your router from outside or by using DDNS the unchanged yourname.asuscomm.com.
asuscomm is only a "translation" DDNS service as your IP will change daily and you dont know to which new IP, so your asuscomm-name will allways stay the same for outside usage and translation to your recent IP will be updated by router as soon as IP is changing.

 

[Col8eral]

Hi Grisu

Your are right. that was my error in writing this post. You can access using https://ipaddress

interestingly when i first tried to connect using the asus provided DDNS it didnt work for me. when I used the translated DDNS to my WAN IP it worked.