- A FTP (File Transfer Protocol) server is used to transfer files from one computer to other by giving permissions to others.
- To configure the FTP server we have following steps.
- Open Control Panel and select Programs.
- Then select Programs and Features.
- Select Turn Windows features on or off.
- Select Internet Information Services and make it ON by making every sub folder of it ON.
- Now open the IIS by searching it in start menu and in left pane select sites. Now right click in window and select Add FTP site.
- Make the settings as shown in the images below.
- Now open Windows Firewall by searching it in Control Panel.
- Make the settings as shown in the images below.
- Now return again to IIS and right click on Default Web Site.
- Select Add Virtual Directory.
- Create the name and path as per your requirement.
- Open Command Prompt and type ipconfig command.
- Make sure the IP matched with IP with the computer.
- Now open the browser and type: ftp:// IP address. Now you can see the folders and can transfer the folders to selected persons or computers.
