Setting up FTP for the first time

12 Mar 2012

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Setting Up FTP

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EDIT: Just use FileZilla - it's so much easier
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make sure the old native version of FTP is NOT installed

Server Manager -> Roles -> Web Server (IIS) -> Remove Role Services -> uncheck FTP Publishing Service

find and download ftp 7.5 for your operating system (x86 or x64)

don't just install it - run this from the command prompt (fixes a bug caused by UAC):

msiexec /I ftp7_x64_75.msi

install with all options

Open up a fresh IIS window

right click on "Sites" and choose "Add FTP Site"

call it "FTP All Websites"

All Unassigned, Start FTP site automatically, Allow SSL

one of the ICACLs commands will need to be changed to be something more like this:

ICACLS "%SystemDrive%\Websites" /Grant "Network Service":M /T

after you've installed IisManagerAuth

double-click the server name

FTP Authentication Icon: anon and basic disabled, add custom provider IisManagerAuth

FTP User Isolation: Isolate users (user name directory (disable global virtual directories)

Opening up FTP through the firewall:

1) Open port 21 on the firewall

netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="FTP (no SSL)" action=allow protocol=TCP dir=in localport=21

2) Activate firewall application filter for FTP (aka Stateful FTP) that will dynamically open ports for data connections

netsh advfirewall set global StatefulFtp enable

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