2. In the Server Manager window, click Add roles and features.
3. In the Add Roles and Features Wizard pop-up window, click Next to enter the Installation Type page.
4. Select Role-based or feature-based installation and click Next.
5. On the Select destination server page, keep the default configurations and click Next.
6. On the Select server roles page, select Web Server (IIS) and click Add Feature in the pop-up window.
7. Click Next for the next three pages to enter the Select role services page.
8. On the Select role services page, select FTP Service and FTP Extensibility and click Next.
9. Click Install.
10. After the installation is completed, click Close.
Step 3. Set up the FTP username and password
Note:
Follow the steps below to configure your FTP username and password. If you plan to use anonymous access only, skip this section.
1. In the Server Manager window, select Tools > Computer Management on the top-right navigation bar to open the Computer Management window.
2. On the Computer Management page, select System Tools > Local Users and Groups > Users on the left sidebar.
3. In the right of the Users page, right-click the blank space and select New User.
4. On the New User page, configure the username and password as prompted and click Create.
Set the main parameters as follows:
Username: Custom. This document uses ftpuser as an example.
Password and Confirm Password: Set a custom password that meets the following requirements:
Cannot contain the username or more than two consecutive characters of the username.
Must contain at least six characters.
Must contain characters in at least three of the four character types: [A - Z], [a - z], [0 - 9], and special symbols (such as !$#%).
Deselect User must change password at next logon and select Password never expires.
Select options based on your actual needs. This document uses Password never expires as an example.
5. Click Close. You can see the created ftpuser in the list.
Step 4. Set the shared folder permission
Note:
This document uses the C:\\test folder as the shared folder of the FTP site. The folder contains the test.txt file you want to share with others. Create the C:\\test folder and the test.txt file under it as instructed. You can also use any other folder as needed.
1. On the desktop, click
to open the This PC window.
2. Select and right-click the test folder under the C drive. Select Properties.
3. In the test Properties window, select the Security tab.
4. Select Everyone and click Edit.
If Group or user names does not contain Everyone, see Adding Everyone user to add the user.
5.
On the Permissions for test page
, set the permission for Everyone and click OK.
This document uses granting Everyone all permissions as an example.
6. Click OK to complete the configuration.
Step 5. Add an FTP site
1. In the Server Manager window, select Tools > Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager on the top-right navigation bar.
2. In the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager pop-up window, expand your server in the left sidebar, right-click Sites, and select Add FTP Site.
3. On the Site Information page, enter the following information and click Next.
FTP site name: Name of your FTP site. This document uses ftp as an example.
Physical path: Path of the shared folder with permissions configured. This document uses C:\\test as an example.
4. On the Binding and SSL Settings page, enter the following information and click Next.
Configure the main parameters as follows:
Binding: The IP Address defaults to All Unassigned. The default FTP port number is 21. You can set a custom port number.
SSL: Select an option. In this document, No SSL is selected.
No SSL: No SSL is used.
Allow SSL: Allow the FTP server to connect with clients with or without SSL.
Require SSL: SSL encryption is required for communication between the FTP server and clients.
If you select Allow SSL or Require SSL, you can select an existing SSL certificate in SSL Certificates or create an SSL certificate.
5. On the Authentication and Authorization Information page, enter the following information and click Next as shown below:
Authentication: Select an identity verification method. This document uses Basic as an example.
Anonymous: Allow users that provide the anonymous or FTP username to access the content.
Basic: Require users to provide valid user names and passwords to access the content. Under this mode, passwords are transmitted without encryption. Therefore, select this authentication mode only when you know that the connection between the clients and the FTP server is secure (for example, by using SSL).
Authorization: Select one of the following options from the Allow access to drop-down list. This document uses the specified ftpuser user as an example.
All users: All users, anonymous or identified, can access the content.
Anonymous users: Anonymous users can access the content.
Specified role or user group: Only the specified roles or members of the specified groups can access the content. If you choose this option, you need to specify the roles or user groups.
Specified users: Only the specified user can access the content. If you choose this option, you need to specify the username.
Permissions: Set permissions as needed. This document selects both Read and Write permissions.
Read: Allow the authorized user to read the shared content.
Write: Allow the authorized user to write into the directory.
6. Click Finish to successfully create the FTP site.
Step 6. Configure the security group and firewall
1. After the FTP site is created, add an inbound rule that allows traffic to the FTP port based on the FTP access mode:
Active mode: Open ports 20 and 21.
Passive mode: Open the ports 21 and 1024–65535.
For more information on how to open ports, see Adding firewall rule.
2. (Optional) See Microsoft documentation to configure firewall for the FTP site, so that the FTP server can accept passive connections from the firewall.
Step 7. Test the FTP site
You can use tools such as the FTP client software, browser, or file manager to verify the FTP server. This document uses the file manager of the client as an example.
1. Configure Internet Explorer as needed:
Firewall has been configured (active mode):
Open Internet Explorer on the Client, select Tools > Internet Options > Advanced, deselect Use Passive FTP (for firewall and DSL model compatibility), and click OK.
Firewall has not been configured (passive mode):
1.1.1 Open Internet Explorer on the FTP Server, select Tools > Internet Options > Advanced, deselect Use Passive FTP (for firewall and DSL model compatibility), and click OK.
1.1.2 Open Internet Explorer on the Client, select Tools > Internet Options > Advanced, select Use Passive FTP (for firewall and DSL model compatibility), and click OK.
2. Open the computer where the client is installed and enter the following path in the search box:
4. You can upload and download files after a successful login.
Appendix
Adding Everyone user
1. In the test Properties window, select the Security tab and click Edit.
2. On the Permissions for test page, click Add.
3. On the Select Users or Groups page, click Advanced.
4. In the pop-up window, click Find Now.
5.
Select Everyone under Search results and click OK.
6. On the Select Users or Groups page, click OK.
Proceed to step 5 to configure the permission for Everyone.
Creating instance certificate
1. In the Server Manager window, select Tools > Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager on the top-right navigation bar.
2. In the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager pop-up window, select the server on the left sidebar and double-click Server Certificates on the right panel.
3. Select Create Self-Signed Certificate in the right operation column.
4. In the Create Self-Signed Certificate pop-up window, enter the certificate name and storage type.
This document uses creating an SSL certificate for personal storage as an example.
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