Application Portal
Application Portal provides a user-friendly interface for you to configure connection settings of applications, which allows you to run the applications in an independent browser window without logging in to DSM. These connection settings include customizing portal aliases, HTTP and HTTPS ports.
Note: Applications whose connection settings can be configured via Application Portal are: Audio Station, Download Station, Surveillance Station, Video Station, File Station.
Customized Alias
Applications can be opened in an independent browser window at [http(s)://DSM server address:DSM server port number [HTTP(S)]/alias name/]once the portal alias is set up.
To enable a customized alias:
- Select an application, and click Edit or double-click the selected application.
- In the window that appears, tick Enable customized alias, specify a customized alias, and click OK.
- Click Save on the main page. The application can be accessed via the customized portal alias.
To redirect from [http(s)://DSM server address/alias name/]:
- Tick Redirect from and click OK.
- Click Save on the main page.
It spares you the trouble of memorizing the port number for each application, and allows you to type in your easy-to-remember customized alias (when enabled) at the address bar.
To disable a customized alias:
- Select an application, and click Edit or double-click the selected application.
- In the window that appears, uncheck Enable customized alias, and click OK.
- Click Save on the main page. The customized alias of the application is disabled.
Note:
- Following are the respective default aliases of the applications, Audio Station, Download Station, Surveillance Station, Video Station, File Station: audio, download, cam, video, file.
- Alias names cannot be the same as those reserved for system, browsers, or used by other applications, and their number of characters must be limited within 2 to 20.
- Alias names can consist of mixed case letters, numeric characters, and two special characters (-), (_), but these two characters can only be used for the other characters except the first and last ones.
Customized HTTP(S) Ports
Applications can be opened in an independent browser window at [http(s)://DSM server address:customized port number]once the HTTP(S) port is set up.
To enable a customized port [HTTP(S)]:
- Select an application, and click Edit or double-click the selected application.
- In the window that appears, tick Enable customized port [HTTP(S)], specify a customized port number, and click OK.
- Click Save on the main page. The application can be accessed via the customized HTTP(S) port.
To disable a customized port [HTTP(S)]:
- Select an application, and click Edit or double-click the selected application.
- In the window that appears, uncheck Enable customized port [HTTP(S)], and click OK.
- Click Save on the main page. The customized HTTP(S) port of the application is disabled.
Noteļ¼
- The range of port number can be from 1 to 65535, but the following ports should be excluded because they are reserved for system use: 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 80, 110, 137, 138, 139, 143, 199, 443, 445, 515, 543, 548, 587, 873, 993, 995, 3306, 3689, 5000, 5001, 5005, 5006, 5335, 5432, 6881, 8080, 7000, 7001, 8081, 9997, 9998, 9999, 50001, 50002, eMule default ports: 4662 (TCP), 4672(UDP), and FTP default port range: the actual range may vary depending on different models.
- HTTP port and HTTPS port cannot conflict with each other.