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Install and Configure Microsoft FTP service in IIS 6
 
Install MS FTP service, Open Add/Remove Software from control panel Click on Application Server then Internet Information Services, check on File Transfer Protocol

 
Open Internet Information Services Manager, Right click on FTP service and go to properties. we are going to configure the global setting of the FTP service before we add another FTP site beside the Default FTP site or add a virtual directory under the Default FTP site

 
You can limit the connection to the FTP site connections, timeout, and select the log format

 
 
Click on the Security Accounts tab and uncheck Allow anonymous connections, this is the biggest security threat to FTP server. Do not allow anonymous connections, it can be the exploit point for hacker to upload files that may over ride your website or worst take control of your Windows 2003 server.

 
Enter the FTP site messages, maximum connections only allow one line so make it to the point that your server is only allow certain amount of connections or unlimited connections.

 
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Set the FTP site directory to allow Read, Write, and Log visits, you must allow Write permission or otherwise your user can not upload files. The Directory listing style can be set as UNIX or MS-DOS.

 
You can ban any computer from accessing your Microsoft FTP service, click Directory Security and click on Granted access, this mean any computer will granted access expect then click Add button that will ban the specific computer/IP from accessing your MS FTP service. If you Click on Denied access, you will get the exact opposite of Granted access. all the computer will denied access expect those computer/IP that you enter will allow to use Microsoft FTP service.

 
 
You can apply the global setting to all FTP site and its sub-Virtual Dicrtory

 
That's it for Install and Configure! Read on for how to create FTP site and Virtual Directory
 


 

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