Configuration of the FTP server in Windows 2008 IIS

1. Add an FTP account

 

A. Choose "service manager"> "configuration"> "local users and groups"> "users". Right-click the blank area and select "new user ";

 

B. Enter the user name. You can leave the full name and description blank. Enter the password twice. You can set "user cannot change password" and "password never expires". Select "create ";
 

 

2. Open the Internet Service (IIS) manager
Start "server manager" in the taskbar in the lower-left corner and select "role"> "Web Server IIS"> "Internet Service (IIS) Manager" to open the IIS management interface;

 

3. Start the FTP site adding wizard.
Select "website" in the left-side connection and click "add FTP site" in the operation window on the right ";
 

 

4. Start the "add FTP site" Wizard
Enter the FTP site name and the path to which FTP points. Select "next ";

 

  

5. Binding and SSL Settings
Select the IP address you want to open (all IP addresses are not allocated by default, that is, all IP addresses are open) and Port (21 by default). Select SSL based on your actual situation, if you do not need to use SSL, select "none" and select "next ";

 

 

6. Authentication and authorization information
Select "basic" for identity authentication. It is not recommended to enable "anonymous". Users allowed to access the authentication can specify a specific range. If FTP users do not need many, select "specified user", select "read" and "write" for permissions, and select "finish ".

 

 

7. Test FTP connection
 You can enter ftp: // IP in the address bar of "my computer" to connect to the FTP server, and enter the account password as prompted.

 

 

If you have enabled the windows default firewall and the ftp cannot be connected through the Internet by default, you must set a firewall policy to allow the C: windowssystem32svchost.exe program to be added to the windows Firewall exception, in order to successfully access ftp from the internet

The procedure is as follows:

8) open the windows Firewall and select allow programs or functions to use the windows Firewall

 

 

9) select allow to run another program, select browse from ADD program, and select C: windowssystem32svchost.exe to open and Add. Then, the windows Server Master process is added to the firewall exceptions, click OK to access ftp from the Internet.