Establishing an FTP Site
Overview
This section uses settings for establishing an FTP site within a local area network as an example.
Active mode does not work on an FTP server with these settings. The settings are only suitable for passive mode.
Procedure
1
Display the system administrator tools screen.
[Control Panel] - [System and Security] - [Administrative Tools]
2
Double-click [Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager].
[Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager] starts.
3
Right-click the server displayed in the connection list on the left of the screen, and then click [Add FTP Site].
The [Add FTP Site] screen is displayed.
4
Enter the FTP site name and contents directory, and then click [Next].
Example: Enter information like that shown below.
FTP site name: sample-ftp
Contents directory: C:\\inetpub\ftproot
5
Select [No SSL] for [SSL], and click [Next].
For SSL settings, speak with the network administrator, and then select the appropriate settings.
6
Configure the authentication and authorization information, and click [Finish].
The FTP site is created.
Example: Enter information like that shown below.
[Authentication]: Check [Basic]
[Authorization]: Select [Specified users], and enter the user name.
[Permissions]: Check [Read] and [Write]
7
Open the site displayed in the connection list on the left of the screen, right-click the created FTP site, and then click [Add Virtual Directories].
Adding a virtual directory allows you to manage the web server directory using the FTP.
8
Enter each of the items, and click [OK].
Example: Enter information like that shown below.
[Alias]: ftproot
[Physical path]: C:\inetpub\ftproot
9
Select the FTP site, and double-click [FTP Directory Browsing].
10
Check [Virtual Directories] in [Directory Listing Options], and then click [Apply] from the right-side menu.
The virtual directory is displayed in the FTP client.
11
Select the FTP site, and click [Edit Permissions] from the right-side menu.
12
Click the [Security] tab, and then click [Edit].
13
Click [Add].
14
Enter the "Computer Name (or domain name)\User Name", and then click [Check Names].
The computer name (or domain name) can be abbreviated when it is displayed in [From this location].
If you are not sure of the computer name (or domain name), check [Device name] on the [System] screen. Right-click [Start], and then select [System] to display the [System] screen.
If you are unsure of the user name, check it on the [Accounts] screen. Open the [Settings] screen from the [Start] menu, and then select [Accounts] to display the [Accounts] screen.
The names cannot be found if the information is entered incorrectly. Enter the correct computer name (or domain name) and user name.
15
When the user name is underlined, click [OK].
16
Select an added user name, check [Allow] for [Modify], and then click [OK].
17
Click [OK].
This allows you to connect from an FTP client, and perform tasks such as creating folders and uploading files.
18
Select the FTP site, and click [Restart] from the right-side menu.
19
Run [Command Prompt], and check that the FTP site is functioning correctly.
To run command-prompt, click in the order of [Windows System] and [Command Prompt].
(1) Enter "ftp localhost", and press [Enter key]. Enter "ftp 127.0.0.1" if you cannot connect.
(2) Enter the user name, and press [Enter key]. Example: Register "ftpuser" as the user name.
(3) Enter the password, and press [Enter key].
"230 User logged in." is displayed when you log in.
If you log-in successfully, it can be said that confirmation of the operation is complete.
20
Display the Windows firewall Advanced Settings screen.
[Control Panel] - [System and Security] - [Windows Defender Firewall] - [Advanced settings]
21
Select [Inbound Rules], right-click [FTP Server Passive (FTP Passive Traffic-In)], and then click [Enable Rule].
22
Right-click [FTP Server (FTP Traffic-In)], and then click [Enable Rule].
This completes the settings for the FTP site.
Tips
- If you cannot connect to the FTP site, click, in order of [Control Panel], [System and Security], [Administrative Tools], and then [Services]. Select [Microsoft FTP Service], and click [Restart the service].
- An FTP client is used for accessing the FTP site, but you can also use Explorer as the FTP client.
in the upper-right of a page, it turns into 
and is registered as a bookmark.