ASUS RT-AC68U router file uploads

[vic1]

I have an ASUS RT-AC68U router and I would like to be able to allow, in this case my son in another part of the country, to upload his family video's to my router. I have added a USB external drive to the router for this purpose but not sure of the best way to set it up. Obviously I want to set security options so that whoever uploads to it will not have access to anything else.

I am aware of the ASUS AiCloud and FTP server but would appreciate any help anyone can provide.

Thank you in advance

 

[ApexRon]

I would personally use a cloud solution; Apple or Google. This way you don't have to worry about security on your network.

My wife and I have iPhones. My ID is the primary photo keeper and she shares photos with me which I then move to my library. Our photos are stored on our Mac but copies are also stored on iCloud.

My son-in-law's family has Android phones and stores their photos on Google Photo.

We often share photos between families using each of the two cloud solutions. We also share photos using Dropbox.

 

[vic1]

Hi ApexRon,

Thank you for your reply.

Are you saying then that using the ASUS option is not that secure? I thought it may have been the easier option and that the router does have security options I can use.

 

[ApexRon]

Hi ApexRon,

Thank you for your reply.

Are you saying then that using the ASUS option is not that secure? I thought it may have been the easier option and that the router does have security options I can use.

To the best of my knowledge there is nothing wrong with ASUS security but I cannot say that it’s easier than leaving it to someone else.