How to build an FTP server on Windows

FTP (file Transfer Protocol) is a protocol that transmits files to 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 Windows comes with IIS that can help you build an FTP server. Let's tell you the detailed steps below.

Note: In this article I take windows8 as an example, before configuring the computer's firewall to shut down.

To turn off the firewall I'll simply say here:

Open Control Panel, in the Control Panel window, locate system and security, click on the System and Security window, locate Windows Firewall, click on the left side of the Windows Firewall window, and locate the Start or shut down Windows Firewall, click on the Customize Settings window, select "Turn off Windows Firewall (not recommended)", click and click OK

Next, start building the FTP server:

1. First open "Search" in the Start screen, enter "Control Panel" as shown, and open

Note: The search button in Win8 disappears as the Start menu is canceled, and now we need to slide the mouse over to the lower right corner of the screen and lift it, then find the search button on the charm bar. Of course, using the "Windows key +x" key combination can also find the search, on the open features menu can be found.

2. In the Control Panel window, find "program", click, as shown in

3. In the "Programs" window that opens, locate "Enable or disable Windows features" and click Open, as shown in

4. Locate "Internet Information Service" in "Windows Features" and check the box before "FTP Service", "FTP Extensibility" and "IIS Management Console", click "OK", as shown in

5. After the system is automatically configured successfully, enter "IIS" in the search for Start screen, then click Open IIS Manager, as shown in

6. After you open IIS Manager, right-click on the "Site" in the left column to open "Add FTP Site" as shown in

7. Then follow the prompts to fill in the site information, as shown in

8, click "Next", follow the prompts, set the "Binding and SSL Settings", in the "IP address", you can use the intranet IP can also use the network IP, visitors naturally according to your IP settings to determine

9. Click "Next" to set "authentication and authorization Information" as shown in

10, after setting up, click "Done", you can see in the left column "site" under "More than one FTP site you set up," as shown in

11. Then enter "ftp://filled IP" in the browser address bar to test it, as shown in

How to build an FTP server on Windows