(These Apps will be available for install from the A3 Appstore.)
Today I tested out FTP & HTTP servers for Amiko A3. For those who do not know, these run on the A3 just like an internet server. Simply put they provide more ways to transfer files and media to/from your A3.
For both of these I went for simple yet functional. Anyone should be able to install these from the A3 Appstore and have services up and running in minutes. They are really too simple to even require a guide.
FTP
The FTP Server App provides a basic, fast way to transfer files between the A3 and your computers. Android does not have FTP support by default which is why I was searching for FTP Apps and came across this one. I think all I did was setup a username and password and choose root for home directory.
FTP Server on the Amiko A3.
Accessing A3 FTP using Filezilla on Win7 computer.
SimpleHTTPServer
This is a neat little function to have. It effectively turns your Amiko A3 into a webserver. For this one you choose a home directory and turn it on.
HTTP Server App running on A3
Accessing the A3 VIA HTTP in Firefox browser.
You can go through in your browser and click on movies or pictures or whatever and your browser will prompt you to open or save just like a website. Click and play with VLC or WMP or whatever you want to do.
What is really cool about the HTTP service is that if you dump an index.html in the home directory when you go to the IP and port for your A3 it will give you a webpage. You could make yourself a really nice browser based media server out of this.
Bonus for advanced users
If you really want to go to the extreme and you know how to do it you can setup port forwarding in your router for either or both of these services. This would allow friends, family or yourself to pull media and put files on the A3 from anywhere in the world where you have internet access.
Today I tested out FTP & HTTP servers for Amiko A3. For those who do not know, these run on the A3 just like an internet server. Simply put they provide more ways to transfer files and media to/from your A3.
For both of these I went for simple yet functional. Anyone should be able to install these from the A3 Appstore and have services up and running in minutes. They are really too simple to even require a guide.
FTP
The FTP Server App provides a basic, fast way to transfer files between the A3 and your computers. Android does not have FTP support by default which is why I was searching for FTP Apps and came across this one. I think all I did was setup a username and password and choose root for home directory.
FTP Server on the Amiko A3.
Accessing A3 FTP using Filezilla on Win7 computer.
SimpleHTTPServer
This is a neat little function to have. It effectively turns your Amiko A3 into a webserver. For this one you choose a home directory and turn it on.
HTTP Server App running on A3
Accessing the A3 VIA HTTP in Firefox browser.
You can go through in your browser and click on movies or pictures or whatever and your browser will prompt you to open or save just like a website. Click and play with VLC or WMP or whatever you want to do.
What is really cool about the HTTP service is that if you dump an index.html in the home directory when you go to the IP and port for your A3 it will give you a webpage. You could make yourself a really nice browser based media server out of this.
Bonus for advanced users
If you really want to go to the extreme and you know how to do it you can setup port forwarding in your router for either or both of these services. This would allow friends, family or yourself to pull media and put files on the A3 from anywhere in the world where you have internet access.