Remote access via base station

I am thinking of buying a new base station, but for one purpose only if anyone can help me. I would like to access media files on an attached hard drive to the base station remotely over the internet. I have a router/ modem, which can do this if I open a port but I would rather have a ringfenced base station attached to it that I could access from abroad etc.
Is it possible to open a port on the base station to allow password protected internet traffic to access files like .m4v on an attached hard drive ? If so how can this be set up without allowing access to my home computers as well?
I would be grateful for any assistance.
thanks
thank you

There are three available methods to access a connected disk. LAN acces (internal) is the default and what you'd use for TC as well as just a remote fileshare/NAS. You can choose password level access for the disk or setup individual accounts which is neat as it creates "home" folders for each user if you chose that option.
WAN (Internet/outside your LAN or home private network) is another and you would setup password access to the disk. Not sure if you would need a static ip or setup a dyndns type service so you'd knowyou homerouter's address.
The most secure and easily accessed from over Internet (and third available option) is to setup your MobileMe account in the AirPort Extreme's profile and MM will manage "finding" your home network and it's connection uses IPv6 which has built in encryption layer/tunnel.
Since I've not tried the WAN option I'm looking to see how to remotely access from a PC as well. I think WAN will natively support just the same way the LAN does.

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Thanks for the reply. I appreciate the response. I tried that approach this evening and it didn't work for me. (Technically it worked for me, when I was hardwired into my base station, but would not work for me wirelessly, which is my main issue.)
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