How to Configure FTP server

What is FTP? Why Need FTP? How to configure FTP?


                      FTP stands for file transfer protocol, means it transfer files(data) between server and client vise-versa.FTP establishes two connections in the file transfer process, One connection is used to file transferring and second one is used to control whole information, so that's why connections are more secure.

                        FTP uses the TCP/IP protocols to upload & download files,where ftp is configured is called as server,who utilize this ftp service is called as client.To copy files from the server to client,GET command is used & PUT command is used to copy files from client to server

                         We can connect FTP servers in different ways,basically we check & connect FTP server from client,using CMD(Windows) &
Terminal(Linux),both CLI(CLI) command line interfaces so using commands only we can operations.we can also use third party GUI tools for FTP Example: Winscp, filezilla


How to configure FTP in Windows machine ??





FTP server configuration firstly we need to ftp feature/Role,fellow below steps for Installation

1. Open run,type Appwiz.cpl and press okay.


2. Click on "Turn windows features on or off".

3. Select on Internet Information Services(IIS).

4. Check FTP servers and Web services as per user Requirement. 

5. Again open run,search for Inetmgr.

6. Right click on sites & choose add ftp.

7. Give ftp server name and select path for file transfer,click on next.

8.  Ip address bar type user IP,port 21, & finally select no SSL,click on next.

9.check basic authentication and select user as per your wish.i prepare specified users.

10.Perfect ftp configuration over but we need turn off Firewall or allow ftp server for public access.And port open in Router.

✔ How to turn off firewall, 

1.Type firewall.cpl in run and search.

2.Turn off firewall.

✔ How to port open(Port Forwarding) in Router.

1. Login into router using router/firewall using default gateway

2. Search for virtual server or port triggering

3. Finally add port 21 for Interface WAN and provide your IP address

we can check IP address by using ipconfig in cmd.








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