Press ⊞ Win+E to open the File Explorer. Navigate to the drive on which you want to create the folder. Right-click a blank space in the right panel. Select New and click Folder. Type a name for the folder and press ↵ Enter.
The default FTP port is 21. If you want to change it to something else, you can edit the “Port” box. Just make sure you don’t select a port that’s already in use by another application.
If you plan to allow users outside of your network to FTP to this server, you should definitely use SSL. If you don’t have a certificate from an authority, here’s how you can create one:[2] X Research source In IIS Manager, go to IIS > Server Certificates. Click Create Self-Signed Certificate. Enter a name for the certificate and click OK.
If you want to allow any user with an account on this PC to log in via FTP, select All Users. You can always create user accounts on the PC as needed. If you just want to use a specific account for FTP purposes, select Specified users and enter a username. This is useful if you want to create a user account that’s specifically for FTP. Use the “Read” and “Write” boxes to control which level of access the selected user(s) will have to the directory.
Your FTP server will now go online whenever your computer is both on and connected to the network.
If you want your FTP server to be accessible outside of your home or office network, you’ll also need to open port 21 to and from the rest of the internet.
Open the Start menu and click Settings (the gear icon). Click Network & Internet. Scroll down and click View your network properties in the right panel. Scroll down to the “Wi-Fi” section (if you’re using a Wi-Fi network) or one the Ethernet connection (if you’re using a wired connection. Look at the address to the right of the “Default Gateway” heading (it should be a collection of small numbers separated by periods).
If prompted to do so, you can enter or select a name for this entry.
Your router may restart after approving these changes.
Your router may restart after approving these changes.
Your router may restart after approving these changes.
Go to https://www. google. com on the PC that runs the FTP server. Type what is my ip and press Enter. Review the IP address at the top of the search results. This is the IP address that remote users will need to connect to (on port 21) to log in.
If you plan to use FTP to access the server a lot, consider installing a free FTP client like Filezilla instead of your browser. If you set up SSL on the FTP server, make sure anyone who connects to the server is using an FTP client that supports SFTP (Secure FTP).
If you’re using an FTP client like Filezilla, create a new connection to the IP address, and don’t worry about the “ftp://” part. If you’re connecting via SFTP, follow the on-screen instructions to accept the certificate.
