Setup of Wi-Fi FTP Server
1. Open WiFi FTP Server app which we installed on the Android device.
2. Click on the Settings icon of the app.
3. Anonymous access is enabled by default. Click on the checkbox to disable it.
4. Now we are ready. Press the Back button to return to the home screen of the app and click on Start button.
5. It will ask for permission to access files, so click ALLOW.
6. Now, note down the Server URL, Userid, and Password.
In my case,
- Server URL = ftp://192.168.43.1:2221
- Userid = android
- Password = android
How to access my Android’s files using Wi-Fi using FileZilla in Ubuntu?
FileZilla is a free and cross-platform FTP client widely used to communicate with the FTP servers to upload and download files. FileZilla consists of both Client and Server applications. The client application is available for Windows, Linux, and macOS. Some of the common features are listed below :
- Supports FTP, FTP over SSL/TLS (FTPS), and SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)
- IPv6 support
- Available in more than 40 languages
- Supports resume and transfer of large files >4GB
- Easy to use Site Manager and transfer queue
- Bookmarks
- Drag & drop support
- Speed limits
- Filename filters
- Directory comparison
- Network configuration wizard
- Remote file editing
- Keep-alive
- HTTP/1.1, SOCKS5 and FTP Proxy support
- Logging to file
- Synchronized directory browsing
- Remote file search
- Tabbed interface to connect to multiple servers
In this article, we will learn how to install FileZilla in Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa) and use it for bidirectional transfer of files between Desktop and Android devices using an FTP server. We will discuss the following topics –
- Installation of FileZilla on Ubuntu 20.04
- Installation of WiFi FTP Server on Android device
- Setting up a WiFi network
- Setup of WiFi FTP Server
- Setup of FileZilla
- Removal of FileZilla