1. Open firewall. edit /etc/config/firewall

config rule
        option name             FTP20-Externaly
        option src              wan
        option proto            tcp
        option dest_port        20
        option target           ACCEPT config rule
        option name             FTP21-Externaly
        option src              wan
        option proto            tcp
        option dest_port        21
        option target           ACCEPT

2. Install vsftpd

opkg update
opkg install vsftpd

3. Create the ftp directory

mkdir -p /home/ftp_user

4. add the user to the system - editing /etc/passwd

ftp_user:x:1000:55::/home/ftp_user:/bin/false

5. Change password for ftp_user

passwd ftp_user

6. Configure vsftpd - edit /etc/vsftpd.conf

anonymous_enable=YES
anon_root=/home/ftp_user/
chroot_local_user=YES

7. start/enable/reload

/etc/init.d/vsftpd start
/etc/init.d/vsftpd enable
/etc/init.d/vsftpd reload

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