Today smartphones and tablets have become closely integrated into our daily life. It's hard to imagine that a few years ago no one knew what Android was and that devices running this operating system may not be in every apartment. But besides Internet surfing, games and communication in social networks advanced users use tablets and smartphones to view photos and watch videos. Therefore, we are often asked questions like:

• How to watch a movie on a tablet from a computer over the network;
• How to log into a computer from a smartphone;
• How to access a network folder from a smartphone.

Today we decided to answer these questions. For thanks to the abundance of applications in Google play and this problem can be easily solved. Below we will tell you about how to access a computer's network folder from an android device.

Access from Android to Windows. Computer side settings

2 Open access to the desired folder. For example, we took a typical and simple situation: we put media content on a separate disk and open access from local network to the whole disk:

Right click on the desired folder / drive and select Properties:

Go to the tab Access and press the button Advanced customization:

Check the box Share this folder, specify a name for the network folder, and click OK:

Access is open. Now press Close to close the folder properties window:

Access from Android to Windows. Settings on the smartphone / tablet side

Installing the application.

Run Play Market:

In the search bar, enter es file explorerand press Search:

Select an app in the search results ES Explorerfrom developer ES APP Group:

Click on Install:

Click on To accept:

After the download and installation of the application is complete ES Explorer(or ES File Explorer) press Open:

Setting up ES File Explorer

The app has three screens:

1. Home page (HomePage);
2. Device;
3. Net.

Go to the screen Net by swiping to the side and press the button in the lower left corner Create a:

Select the connection type from the list: LAN:

In the settings window Server specify:

1. Server IP address;
2. Username;
3. Password;
4. Display name (optional)

and press OK:

To the list titled LAN your computer will be added (it can be a laptop, server, network storage, in general, any network device with a drive).

Using ES File Explorer to access a computer over a network from an Android device

Click on the icon you just added network device (see the picture above).

If the login and password were specified correctly, you will see a list of network folders.

In our example, we opened the necessary network folder with media content under the name Media... Therefore, we go to the network folder Media:

In it we see videos:

And audio recordings in the folder Music:

We check the music playback - click directly on the file in the network folder. A window appears with the choice of the player. Check the box Set as default and choose your favorite player:

The recording will be played:

You can switch the folder display to a list or table using the button View:

How to copy a file from computer to Android device

With a long press on the file, turn on the selection mode.

Check the files you want to copy from the network drive to your Android device.

Click the button Yet and select Copy to:

Select the folder on your Android device where you want to copy the files from the network folder and click OK:

Create another folder in the folder or just click OK to copy files directly to the current folder:

Files are being copied:

If you frequently transfer files from your Android smartphone, or a tablet to a computer, and vice versa, then you do it most likely via a USB cable. Today I will talk about the way you can transfer files (photo, video, music) to the phone from the computer (and vice versa) by Wi-Fi networksthrough a router.

We will get full access to files on a smartphone or tablet and will be able to copy, delete, create new files, as if connected to a computer via a cable. Only in our case, we will connect by air, without wires. And the connection will be configured via FTP.

All you need is an Android mobile device, a computer or laptop, and a router. The computer and phone must be connected to the same router. Android is connected via a Wi-Fi network, this is understandable, and a computer can be connected both via cable (LAN) and via Wi-Fi.

On the phone or tablet, we will launch the FTP server using the "ES Explorer" program (this is done in a few clicks), and on the computer we will connect to the FTP server, which we will launch on Android. And that's all, you can transfer files. Please note that you will not have access to files that are on your computer. And there will be access only to files on a mobile device, as to a drive. If you want to access files on your computer, you need to set up a local network. There is some information in the article.

Setting up FTP connection between Android device and Windows

Before proceeding to the setup, you need to decide whether you only want to establish such a connection sometimes, and after each disconnection and connection of the smartphone to the router, enter a new address on the computer, or you will often use an FTP connection and want to create a connection to your devices on the computer. That would then just run the server on a mobile device, and immediately watch the files on the computer.

If you want to create an FTP connection to your Android device on your computer, and do not enter the address every time, then you definitely need to reserve a static IP address for your phone (tablet) in the settings of your router. So that the router always gives out the same IP for your device.

This is done differently on different routers. Later, I will definitely prepare a separate manual for different routers. Here's an example:

We go into the settings of the router, and on home page click on the "Clients" tab

Next, click on the device for which you want to reserve the address, put the switch opposite "MAC and IP address Binding" to the "ON" position, and click the "Apply" button. Everything is ready, now our phone, in my case Lenovo, will always receive the address 192.168.1.178.

Launch the FTP server on Android through the "ES Explorer" program

Perhaps there are other programs for these tasks, but I did not even bother to check. Everything works fine through "ES Explorer". Anyway, I think this file manager is the best for Android.

If you have not yet installed "ES Explorer", then install it through the Google Play Store. You can install directly from your device. Here is another link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id\u003dcom.estrongs.android.pop&hl\u003dru.

Update: ES File Explorer is no longer on Google Play. You need to search and download it from third-party sites in the form of an .apk file. But at your own peril and risk.

Then we launch "ES Explorer". Open the menu (swipe from left to right), and select "Remote Access". Under the "Status" label there should be the name of your Wi-Fi network. Click on the button "Enable".

The address will appear, which we will now enter on the computer.

This completes the FTP setup on Android. If you click on the button in the form of a "gear" then the settings will open. There are not many of them, but they are useful. For example, you can prohibit shutting down the server, after closing the program, you can configure the port, set the root folder, change the encoding. See more information on the settings under the spoiler.

There is an account setting. By default, an unprotected FTP server is created with anonymous access. Optionally, you can set a username and password, which will then need to be specified when connecting on a computer. But this is optional. And yet, there is a "Create shortcut" item. After clicking on it, a shortcut will appear on the desktop with which you can start the FTP server with one click.

Let's go to the settings on the computer.

We connect from a computer to a phone or tablet via Wi-Fi

I tested the connection from a laptop on Windows 7 and Windows 10. If you have Windows 8, it will still work. The laptop easily opened the FTP server that was running on the smartphone, and I got full access to the files and could manage them.

Everything is simple here. We open the explorer on the computer, or go to "My computer", "This computer" (in Windows 10), and in the address bar enter the address that appeared in the "ES Explorer" program on the mobile device. I have this "ftp://192.168.1.221:3721/". You will most likely have a different address.

Look carefully, enter without mistakes. As will enter, press Enter... You take away all your files mobile device... It's the same in Windows 10.

Now you can manage files: copy them from phone to computer, and vice versa. Delete, move, create folders, etc.

But, if you close the explorer window, you will need to enter the address again, which is not very convenient. Therefore, you can create a connection to an FTP server in Windows. After that, the folder of your device will appear, opening which, you will immediately get access to the files. Provided that the server on the phone is turned on.

You can establish an FTP connection using the standard windows tool... If for some reason the standard tool does not suit you, you can use third-party programs, for example, the "FileZilla" client.

Create a permanent folder with FTP connection to your smartphone

Note! This method will only work if you have reserved a static IP address for your mobile device in the router settings.

Go to Explorer ("My Computer"), and click on "Map network drive".

On Windows 10, this step looks a little different:

Another window will open in which we click "Next". In the next window, double-click on the item "Select another network location."

An account setup window will appear. If you did not specify the username and password in the "ES Explorer" program, then leave a check mark next to "Anonymous login" and click "Next". And if you specified the data for connection, then specify them.

In the next window, you need to specify a name for network connection... I wrote something like "My Lenovo". You can enter any name and click "Next". In the last window, click on the "Finish" button.

A folder with files located on your Android device will open immediately. The shortcut to this folder will always be in the explorer. And the files in this folder will always be available when the FTP server is enabled on the mobile device (remote access).

When you want to upload a song to your phone, or view a photo, you just need to turn on "Remote Access" on your mobile device and go to the folder we created.

Is it possible to connect a laptop to a phone via Wi-Fi, but without a router?

Yes, you can. If you don't have a router, and you want to transfer files between your Android mobile device and your laptop wirelessly, then everything can be configured a little differently. Rather, the settings will be exactly the same, just the connection needs to be organized differently.

If it is not possible to connect through a router, then you need to organize a direct connection between the laptop and the mobile device. To do this, just start the distribution of the Wi-Fi network on the phone. It seems to me that every smartphone can do this. This function is called differently. Something like "Access Point".

We launch the access point on the smartphone (you don't even need to include mobile Internetso that the laptop does not gobble up all the traffic), and connect our laptop to this access point. Further according to the standard scheme, which I described above. Everything works, I checked it.

Afterword

If you don't often connect to your mobile device for file sharing, then you can of course use a USB cable. But, if you often need to copy something, then the method described above definitely deserves attention. We click on the icon on the mobile device, and on the computer we immediately get access to the files. Conveniently.

How do you use such a connection? What are the pros and cons? Share your experience in the comments, and of course ask questions.

The simplest solution for connecting android phone to your computer via WiFi - ES Explorer. The application is free and has an intuitive interface, but most Android phone owners limit themselves to using it only as a file manager. To open the network capabilities of the program, you must:

If the connection is successful, all computer directories available for public use will be displayed.

To open files from a phone to a computer via WiFi, it is recommended to use another menu item: "Network -\u003e FTP". No authentication or selection of additional settings is required. The application will independently create an FTP server on the smartphone, open the required port and provide a ready-made connection link.

You can view or download files from your phone via WiFi in any browser. It is enough to enter the specified data into its address bar.

If, in addition to viewing files, downloading from an Android device or uploading folders to it is required, this can be done through standard applications of the operating system. To do this, just enter the server address, which was provided by the program, directly into the "Explorer" line. Directories located in the smartphone's memory will open in the same form as files with folders on the computer itself.

In the search bar, enter es file explorerand press Search:

Select an app in the search results ES Explorerfrom developer ES APP Group:

Click on Install:

Click on To accept:

After the download and installation of the application is complete ES Explorer(or ES File Explorer) press Open:

Setting up ES File Explorer

The app has three screens:

1. Home page (HomePage);
2. Device;
3. Net.

Go to the screen Net by swiping to the side and press the button in the lower left corner Create a:

Select the connection type from the list: LAN:

In the settings window Server specify:

1. Server IP address;
2. Username;
3. Password;
4. Display name (optional)

and press OK:

To the list titled LAN your computer will be added (it can be a laptop, server, network storage, in general, any network device with a drive).

Using ES File Explorer to access a computer over a network from an Android device

Click on the icon of the newly added network device (see the figure above).

If the login and password were specified correctly, you will see a list of network folders.

In our example, we opened the necessary network folder with media content under the name Media... Therefore, we go to the network folder Media:

In it we see videos:

And audio recordings in the folder Music:

We check the music playback - click directly on the file in the network folder. A window appears with the choice of the player. Check the box Set as default and choose your favorite player:

The recording will be played:

You can switch the folder display to a list or table using the button View:

How to copy a file from computer to Android device

With a long press on the file, turn on the selection mode.

Check the files you want to copy from the network drive to your Android device.

Click the button Yet and select Copy to:

Select the folder on your Android device where you want to copy the files from the network folder and click OK:

Create another folder in the folder or just click OK to copy files directly to the current folder:

Files are being copied:

Most of those who first become the owner of an Android tablet or smartphone, sooner or later ask themselves the question: how to connect an Android device to a computer via WiFi?
If you are tired of transferring files from your personal computer to Android device and back using a flash drive or memory card, or you dream of watching movies and listening to music from your PC via WiFi, these two ways will help you using well-known programs from the Google Play Store.

To scan the network environment, press the button with the magnifying glass, after which the network scanning will begin.
After scanning is complete, a list of servers (computers) with their network addresses will appear on the screen.
If your computer is not found during the scan, you can add it manually. To do this, go to the menu -\u003e create -\u003e server, and in the window that opens, enter the network address of the computer or folder on it, login, password, server name. If the login and password are not needed, put a tick in front of "anonymously". The server name is optional. If the name was not entered, the address entered in the first field will be displayed in the list of network resources instead.

We press the OK button, and we see how a new server has appeared in the list of network resources, by tapping on it, we will see its folders and disks to which network access is open.
All. Now you have the ability to copy and open files on a remote computer via a local network.
If you cannot access a computer running Windows-7, try in Control Panel -\u003e Network and Sharing Center -\u003e Advanced Sharing Options to check the box next to "Disable password-protected sharing". And make sure that the options "Turn on network discovery" and "Turn on file and printer sharing" are also enabled there.
Also, do not forget in the properties of the drive or folder to which you want to give access over the network, enable sharing and set permissions for users, if this option is available.

Total Commander, as you know, is a classic two-pane manager, and in order to copy a file over the network, we need to open the folder located on the computer on one panel, and the local folder of the tablet on the second, and then simply drag the desired file from one panel to another.

First of all, we need to install the application itself. Total Commander can be downloaded.

After that, you will need to add a plug-in to the program to work in the local network. To do this, click on the item "Add plugins (Download from the site) ..." on the main program window:

After that, a window will open with a proposal to go to the plugins download page:

Press the "OK" button, after which the browser will start and the following page will open in it:

We need to select the second item LAN (Windows network) Plugin and tap on the Download + Install link
In the window that opens, select Play Store

The LAN plug-in window will open in the Play Store. Click on the "Install" button
After installing the plug-in, the LAN icon (Windows shared network directories) will appear on the main screen of Total Commander:

With this item, you will go to the files and folders on your computer. However, first, we need to access it. To do this, click on the above icon, and add a new server to the list of computers by tapping on the corresponding icon:

In the window that opens, type:
The name of your computer as you want it to appear in the list:
Computer network name or its network address, username and password:

You do not need to set a username and password if your computer has network access to folders and directories for all users.
To find out the network address of a computer, click on the WiFi connection icon with the second mouse button and select "Status", and in the window that opens, click on the "Details" button.

In the iPv4 Address line, you will see the network address of your computer.

All. Now you can access your computer's folders and files via your local network over WiFi.

If you cannot access a computer running Windows-7, try in the "Control Panel" -\u003e "Network and Sharing Center" -\u003e "Advanced Sharing Options" check the box next to "Disable password sharing. protection ".
Also, make sure the "Enable Network Discovery" and "Enable File and Printer Sharing" options are also enabled there.

Also, do not forget in the properties of the disk or folder on the computer to which you want to give access over the network, turn on sharing and set permissions for users, if this option is available.

I guess I'll be right if I say that every second owner of a tablet or phone on the Android operating system at least once, but thought about the question - how to make friends with your mobile gadget with a home local network so that you can download video and music from a computer or laptop, and in the opposite throw off pictures and videos taken. Unfortunately, this operating system does not yet have built-in support for the Samba protocol, which runs the network environment in Windows. But as Baron Munchausen used to say: “There are no hopeless situations”! In principle, there is a very simple and quick solution that allows you to connect Android to the Windows local network using the excellent free utility "ES Explorer".
True, here it is necessary to clearly realize that in order to implement the idea, the home LAN must be organized through a WiFi router (or, at least, there must be a wireless access point), through which the phone or tablet will be connected. There is no connector for the cable!

We find it in the Play Market application "ES Explorer", install and run.
In the main menu of the program, select the "Network" section:

Another submenu will open, in which you need to select the "LAN" section:

Otherwise, start it manually by clicking on the "Scan" button. The program will detect your computer and show it in the list. In fact, it is analogous to Network Neighborhood in Windows.

Click on it. If guest access is configured on the PC, then the login will be automatically made with the Guest rights. Otherwise, you will be prompted for a username and password:

The simplest solution to connect your Android phone to your computer via WiFi is ES File Explorer. The application is free and has a clear interface, however, most owners ...

If users think about distributing the Internet via Wi-Fi for their Android phone / tablet first of all, then after a while there is a desire to transfer their files to a computer via the same Wi-Fi. This approach will allow you to get several advantages - quick access to remote media (including playback of audio / video files), and ... there is no need to use bluetooth or a USB cable!

In this tutorial, I'll describe how to implement:
1) Connecting a mobile device to the hard drives of a Windows PC;
2) General principles of creating a home local area network (LAN).

Connecting Android device to LAN

So, here's what we need (a typical set):

1. Mobile device (in my case tablet Asus Nexus);
2. Android application ES Explorer;
3. The computer to which hard drives we will connect;
4. A router to which a computer and an Android device are connected;

It is assumed that your mobile device is already connected to the router via Wi-Fi, since this topic deserves a separate discussion, we will not consider it within the framework of this article.

Local network setup

Usually, when connecting through a router, there are no problems, everything happens automatically, dynamic IP addresses are issued for devices. But it is important that all your computers are in the same workgroup. How to do it?

Go to "Control Panel\u003e System", look for the "Computer name, domain name, workgroup name" section and click "Change settings" and again "Change".

In the "Working group" field, write "WORKGROUP". Then click "OK" and restart the PC.

Go to "Control Panel\u003e Network and Internet\u003e Network and Sharing Center" and share the folders.

If for some reason we get an error about the unavailability of the RPC server, then go to "Management (right-click on the" My computer "icon)\u003e Services and applications" and start the services:

• Remote Procedure Call (RPC);
• Server;
• DCOM server process launcher;

We try to find our PCs in the EN Explorer, if it fails again, go to the next section.

Configuring IP Addresses

If it is difficult to connect devices in the local network, it is recommended to register the IP addresses of the devices manually. This activity is tedious, but not difficult :)

1. We go to the computer in "Control Panel\u003e Network and Internet\u003e change the view to" Large icons "in the upper right corner\u003e Network and Sharing Center\u003e Change adapter settings.

We choose our connection, my laptop is connected to the router via an Ethernet cable ("Local Area Connection"), so I'm setting it up. The "Wireless connection" can be configured in the same way.

2. To simplify our task, right-click on the icon of our connection and select the "Status" item, in the window that opens, click the "Information" button.

We are interested in the current IP address of the computer and the default gateway. We will need them in the next paragraph. Leave this window open for now.

3. Right-click again on "Local Area Connection" (point 2). In the list, select "Properties". And go to the properties of "Internet Protocol version IP (TCP / IPv4)".

If users think about distributing the Internet via Wi-Fi for their Android phone / tablet first of all, then after a while there is a desire to transfer their files to a computer via the same Wi-Fi. This approach will allow you to get several advantages - quick access to remote media (including playback of audio / video files), and ... there is no need to use bluetooth or a USB cable!

In this tutorial, I'll describe how to implement:
1) Connecting a mobile device to the hard drives of a Windows PC;
2) General principles of creating a home local area network (LAN).

Connecting Android device to LAN

So, here's what we need (a typical set):

1. Mobile device (in my case, an Asus Nexus tablet);
2. Android application ES Explorer;
3. The computer to which hard drives we will connect;
4. A router to which a computer and an Android device are connected;

It is assumed that your mobile device is already connected to the router via Wi-Fi, since this topic deserves a separate discussion, we will not consider it within the framework of this article.

Local network setup

Usually, when connecting through a router, there are no problems, everything happens automatically, dynamic IP addresses are issued for devices. But it is important that all your computers are in the same workgroup. How to do it?

Go to "Control Panel\u003e System", look for the "Computer name, domain name, workgroup name" section and click "Change settings" and again "Change".

In the "Working group" field, write "WORKGROUP". Then click "OK" and restart the PC.

Go to "Control Panel\u003e Network and Internet\u003e Network and Sharing Center" and share the folders.

If for some reason we get an error about the unavailability of the RPC server, then go to "Management (right-click on the" My computer "icon)\u003e Services and applications" and start the services:

• Remote Procedure Call (RPC);
• Server;
• DCOM server process launcher;

We try to find our PCs in the EN Explorer, if it fails again, go to the next section.

Configuring IP Addresses

If it is difficult to connect devices in the local network, it is recommended to register the IP addresses of the devices manually. This activity is tedious, but not difficult :)

1. We go to the computer in "Control Panel\u003e Network and Internet\u003e change the view to" Large icons "in the upper right corner\u003e Network and Sharing Center\u003e Change adapter settings.

We choose our connection, my laptop is connected to the router via an Ethernet cable ("Local Area Connection"), so I'm setting it up. The "Wireless connection" can be configured in the same way.

2. To simplify our task, right-click on the icon of our connection and select the "Status" item, in the window that opens, click the "Information" button.

We are interested in the current IP address of the computer and the default gateway. We will need them in the next paragraph. Leave this window open for now.

I guess I'll be right if I say that every second owner of a tablet or phone in the operating room android system at least once, but thought about the question - how to make friends with your mobile gadget with a home local network so that you can download video and music from a computer or laptop, and upload pictures and videos in return. Unfortunately, this operating system does not yet have built-in support for the Samba protocol, which runs the network environment in Windows. But as Baron Munchausen used to say: “There are no hopeless situations”! In principle, there is a very simple and quick solution that allows you to connect Android to the Windows local network using the excellent free utility "ES Explorer".
True, here it is necessary to clearly realize that in order to implement the idea, the home LAN must be organized through a WiFi router (or, at least, there must be a wireless access point), through which the phone or tablet will be connected. There is no connector for the cable!

Download the latest version of the program ES File Explorer and install it on your Android device.
After starting the program, you will see the main menu of the program and a list of files on your SD card. If the card is not inserted, the program will display a message that the card is missing. In this case, you can switch to viewing files in the internal memory of the tablet by clicking the large button at the top left with the image of a memory card.
In order to display the network environment, click on the small button with the inscription "PDA" located in the upper left corner of the window and in the menu that appears, select the item "LAN" (local area network). A new blank window will open to display a list of network resources.

To scan the network environment, press the button with the magnifying glass, after which the network scanning will begin.
After scanning is complete, a list of servers (computers) with their network addresses will appear on the screen.
If your computer is not found during the scan, you can add it manually. To do this, go to the menu -\u003e create -\u003e server, and in the window that opens, enter the network address of the computer or folder on it, login, password, server name. If the login and password are not needed, put a tick in front of "anonymously". The server name is optional. If the name was not entered, the address entered in the first field will be displayed in the list of network resources instead.

We press the OK button, and we see how a new server has appeared in the list of network resources, by tapping on it, we will see its folders and disks to which network access is open.
All. Now you have the ability to copy and open files on a remote computer via a local network.
If you cannot access a computer running Windows-7, try in Control Panel -\u003e Network and Sharing Center -\u003e Advanced Sharing Options to check the box next to "Disable password-protected sharing". And make sure that the "Enable network discovery" and "Enable file and printer sharing" options are also enabled there.
Also, do not forget in the properties of the drive or folder to which you want to give access over the network, enable sharing and set permissions for users, if this option is available.

Total Commander, as you know, is a classic two-pane manager, and in order to copy a file over the network, we need to open the folder located on the computer on one panel, and the local folder of the tablet on the second, and then simply drag the desired file from one panel to another.

First of all, we need to install the application itself. Total Commander can be downloaded.

After that, you will need to add a plug-in to the program to work in the local network. To do this, click on the item "Add plugins (Download from the site) ..." on the main program window:

After that, a window will open with a proposal to go to the plugins download page:

Press the "OK" button, after which the browser will start and the following page will open in it:

We need to select the second item LAN (Windows network) Plugin and tap on the Download + Install link
In the window that opens, select Play Store

The LAN plug-in window will open in the Play Store. Click on the "Install" button
After installing the plug-in, the LAN icon (Windows shared network directories) will appear on the main screen of Total Commander:

With this item, you will go to the files and folders on your computer. However, first, we need to access it. To do this, click on the above icon, and add a new server to the list of computers by tapping on the corresponding icon:

In the window that opens, type:
The name of your computer as you want it to appear in the list:
Computer network name or its network address, username and password:

You do not need to set a username and password if your computer has network access to folders and directories for all users.
To find out the network address of a computer, click on the WiFi connection icon with the second mouse button and select "Status", and in the window that opens, click on the "Details" button.

In the iPv4 Address line, you will see the network address of your computer.

All. Now you can access your computer's folders and files via your local network over WiFi.

If you cannot access a computer running Windows-7, try in the "Control Panel" -\u003e "Network and Sharing Center" -\u003e "Advanced Sharing Options" check the box next to "Disable password sharing. protection ".
Also, make sure the "Enable Network Discovery" and "Enable File and Printer Sharing" options are also enabled there.

Also, do not forget in the properties of the disk or folder on the computer to which you want to give access over the network, turn on sharing and set permissions for users, if this option is available.

How to access our smartphone files via a computer without using a USB lanyard?

Most users do not even half use the functionality of the applications they use. And now we want to tell you about the insanely popular and functional file manager "ES Explorer". But our story will not be about ordinary functions, but about hidden and little-known functions. Today we are going to tell you how to access our smartphone files via a computer. This will allow us to quickly send and receive files without using a USB lanyard.

First, we need to download and install "ES Explorer", of course, you can download ES Explorer for Android from our website. Next, we open the application, go to the "network" tab and select the "remote access" function and enable the connection. By the way, our smartphone or tablet must be connected to the computer through the same router.

After that, the connection status and a link will be displayed on the screen of the mobile device, which must be entered into the panel of the standard Windows OS file manager (If you are using Mac OS or Linux, you can use any browser).

Now you can send music, images and other files directly to your smartphone, as well as in the opposite direction. Unlike USB, this connection method is much more stable, faster and does not need extra wires, which is important.

Now let's talk about the application settings, which can be accessed from the menu. For the connection to work in the background, regardless of the use of other applications, you must uncheck the "close on exit" checkbox. If we have problems with the connection, then we can set the same connection port as on the smartphone. The port is almost always selected automatically and you do not need to touch it. Next, you can set the root folder, which will open in file manager on a PC. To have access to all files and drives at once, I recommend setting the root folder - "the whole gadget", the main thing is not to get confused in the system folders!

If you don't want anyone to be able to connect to your device, you can protect it with a username and password. Then, when accessing a smartphone via a PC, we will be asked for a password. It is important that if you forget your password, you will have to delete the application data or simply reinstall "ES Explorer", since the application is always available on our website. I recommend not touching the file encoding. Well, and the function "create a shortcut" is already clear to everyone: a shortcut is created on the desktop for quick launch our FTP server.

So we learned about how you can quickly and conveniently transfer files from PC to smartphone / tablet and vice versa. Moreover, without wires and much effort.

Users who have at their disposal modern gadgets - smartphones or tablets, sooner or later the question arises, how to connect Android to home network? After all, sooner or later everyone will want to get access from a mobile to the contents of a local computer. At the same time, it is important not only to familiarize yourself with files, watch videos, photos and listen to music, but also double-sided copying of files. It is also important to be able to open and copy files.

What is required to connect Android to the network

To connect Android to a local network, it is required to have:
- Wi-Fi router to which the device must be connected;
- computer with Windows system;
- configured access to the Internet from the mobile phone itself, on which the file manager (ES Explorer) must be installed. You can install the application for working with files through Google Play. In addition, you need to know the password of the network to which the cellular will connect.

Instructions for connecting Android to a home network

Before you connect Android to your home network, you need to provide access via the network to the necessary files and folders on your computer (or to the whole disk). For this you need:

By entering an account, create a new username for the mobile: go to the "Start" menu, select the "Settings" item, and then - "Control Panel" and click on the "User accounts" item, add a new record, specifying the boundaries of the rights of the created user;
- go to the "Access" tab;
- select the item "Shared access";
- in the context menu, select the previously created mobile username, while you can also set the permission level when reading files;
- then you should open the settings menu on the mobile and activate Wi-Fi: this option will become available if you go to the "Wireless networks" section;
- connect to the network by choosing the correct name and carefully enter the password; in this case, you can select the option "show password characters", in order to avoid mistakes when entering it.

The network name and password can be written in for easy reference when needed.

To search for the desired network, you can use the Scan button, after which the search will be performed automatically; when the desired network is found, you can simply stop the search. After Android is connected to the network, the user will immediately have access to all folders and files to which access is allowed, and will be able to perform the necessary actions with them.