Configuring FTP Sites by Using IIS 6.0 Manager
You
can manage the FTP Server component by using IIS 6.0 Manager, which can
be launched from the Administrative Tools program group. To view the
configuration of the local server, expand the server object and the FTP
Sites folder. By default, the FTP Publishing Service installs an FTP
site called Default FTP Site. (See Figure 2.)
In
this section, you will learn how to use IIS 6.0 Manager to create new
FTP sites and to manage FTP site configuration settings.
Creating a New FTP Site
You
can create multiple FTP sites that respond on different ports and IP
addresses. To create a new FTP site in IIS 6.0 Manager, right-click the
FTP Sites folder, point to New, and then click FTP Site. This will
launch the FTP Site Creation Wizard. The first page of the wizard
(after the Welcome page) asks you to provide a description value for
the site. This is simply a descriptive name that will help you identify
the name of the site for administration purposes.
The IP Address And Port Settings page (shown in Figure 3)
enables you to specify on which IP addresses and TCP port the server
will respond. The default configuration is for the server to respond to
requests on all unassigned IP addresses by using the default port of
21. Each FTP site on the server must have a unique combination of IP
address and port assignments to run simultaneously.
The FTP User Isolation page enables you to specify which content users will be able to access. (See Figure 4.) The options are:
Do Not Isolate Users This setting enables all users to access all contents on the FTP site, including folders created by other users.
Isolate Users
Each user will be automatically placed in a folder that matches his or
her logon name. This option prevents users from accessing other folders
or directories on the FTP server.
Isolate Users Using Active Directory
This setting enables FTP home directory and isolation settings to be
defined within Active Directory directory services. For users to log on
to the server, they must have Active Directory domain accounts, and the specified user folder path must exist.
The
FTP Site Home Directory page provides the root file system folder
location for the FTP site. Typically, each new FTP site will have its
own unique root folder. Default FTP Site is mapped to the %SystemDrive%\Inetpub\Ftproot folder.
The
FTP Site Access Permissions page of the FTP Site Creation Wizard
enables you to specify whether users will be able to read, write, or
both read and write files to the server. Read-only configurations are
common for allowing users to download but not upload data. Write
permissions are required to add files to the site. It is also possible
to provide only Write permissions if the site is intended to allow
users to upload files but not view or download them.
When
you click Finish on the FTP Site Creation Wizard, a new FTP site will
be created. You can then manage this site and its settings, using IIS
6.0 Manager. FTP sites that are configured using the FTP Publishing
Service can be started, stopped, and paused independently. When an FTP
site is stopped, it will not allow incoming connections.
