FTP Server using IIS 7.0 and Windows Server 2008

Open Server Manager, go to Roles and click “Add Roles”

In the Add Role Wizard, select Web Server (IIS) role to install

Click Next until you reach Select Role Services page, leave the default and check FTP Server, FTP Service and FTP Extensibility at the bottom. Click Next, follow the wizard and finish the role installation.

Now open IIS Manager from Start > Administrative Tools, expand the server, right click Sites, and click Add FTP Site, give it a site name and configure the physical path as needed.

Configure Binding and SSL. In our case, we’d like to bind to all unassigned IP addresses and do not use SSL.

Enable Basic Authentication and configure authorization. In our case I’ll start with allowing All users both Read and Write permission as long as all users on the server are password protected.

Click Finish to finish the configuration.

Open Windows Firewall with Advanced Security from Start > Administrative Tools, go to Inbound Rules in the left pane, and create a new rule by clicking New Rule in the Action Pane, select Port and click next.

Apply this rule to TCP port 21, and click Next

Keep the default configure for the rest of steps to Allow the connection and apply it to all profiles, name the rule and finish the wizard.

Now the FTP should be up and running, please test the connection to confirm.

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How to Set up an Ftp Server on Windows Xp Professional

Setting up an FTP server for Windows XP may be a little rough at first, but, with a little effort, you can have a nice FTP server your friends can grab files off of.

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First, you should start by retrieving your Windows XP CD.
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Next, click the Start button and go to the Control Panel.
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After that, select "Add/Remove Windows Components."
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Select "Internet Information Services" under "Windows Components."
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Click "details" and select the "File Transfer Protocol (FTP)" service. (Remember that this will also automatically select "Common Files" and "Internet Information Services Snap-In.")
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Click OK and follow the instructions for the install Wizard (or you can just push next if you don't feel like reading). Be prepared with your Windows XP CD, because it might prompt you for it if you haven't already installed it. Once it is done, you might have to restart your computer after this.
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After that, all you need to do is just paste the files you want to be public into "C:\INETPUB\FTPROOT." Note that by default, these files are read-only and public. Public meaning that anyone who knows the IP address may download copies from it.
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There's more to go! Now, you need to configure your router's firewall to let FTP traffic through. This can be done through your router's administration menu. Note that this will vary depending on your router.
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After letting your router firewall let FTP connections in, you will have to configure your regular firewall to let FTP connections in through a certain port.
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Finally, after done with everything, you may access your FTP site through your browser. All you need to do is type ftp://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/ in the URL where "xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx" is the WAN address of your computer.