FTP server can allow the host to transfer shared files, is now a popular way of file sharing, and WIN8 system, FTP server building will have some changes, small set to introduce for you.
Win8 How to build an FTP server
FTP (file Transfer Protocol) is a protocol for transferring files from two computers on a TCP/IP network, allowing files to be shared between hosts. There are a lot of software that can do this now, but the Windows 8 system's own IIS can help you build an FTP server. Let me tell you the detailed steps below.
Method/Step
Step One: first open "search" in the Start screen, enter "Control Panel", and open
Step Two: in the Control Panel window, locate "program" and click
Step Three: in the Open Programs window, locate the Enable or disable Windows features, click Open, as shown in the following illustration:
Step four: find Internet Information Services in Windows features and select the check boxes before FTP service, FTP extensibility, and IIS Management Console, and click OK
Step five: after the system is automatically configured successfully, enter "IIS" in the Start screen search, and then click to open IIS Manager
Step six: after opening IIS Manager, in the left column of the "Web site" Right-click, open "Add FTP Site"
Step Seven: then follow the prompts to fill in the site information
Step Eight: click "Next", according to the following figure prompts, set "Binding and SSL Settings", in the "IP address", you can use the intranet IP can also use extranet IP, visitors are naturally based on your IP settings to decide
Step nine: click "Next" to set "authentication and authorization Information"
Step Ten: after setting up, click "Finish", you can see in the left column "website" under "One more you set up the FTP site"
Step 11: then in the browser address bar, enter the "ftp://filled in the IP" test
Attention matters
It is recommended that you turn off the firewall when you start your FTP server.