How To Stop Ftp Service In Windows Server 2012

I will be transferring a lot of files to my Windows Server and File Transfer Protocol (FTP) would exist a great way to do this.

Below is a step-by-step educational activity on how you can install and configure FTP via Windows Internet Data Services (IIS).

By the way, I take tried the instructions below on Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2019.

Setup

Installation of Windows IIS FTP Service
Configuring IIS FTP Server
Adding Windows User for FTP Site

Testing

Getting the IP Address of Windows Server
FTP to Windows Server via FileZilla

Installation of IIS FTP

i. On Windows Server open Server Manager .

Click on Start Button on the taskbar, then click Server Managing director .

Start Button is the window icon on the bottom left of the screen.

2. On Server Manager window, click on Manage then Add Roles and Features .

3. On Add Roles and Features Wizard window, click on Next .

four. Make sure the radio button of Role-based or feature-based installation is selected . Click Adjacent .

v. Make certain that your server is selected on Server Puddle. Then click Side by side .

6. On the selectable Roles click on Web Server (IIS) . A pop-upward window will open up.

7. Click on Add together Features . This will close the window and go back to the original window.

eight. Click Next .

9. On Select Features, click Next .

10. On Spider web Server Role (IIS), click Next .

xi. On Select role services, check FTP Server. This will automatically bank check <stiff>FTP Service</potent>. Click Adjacent.

xi. On Ostend installation selections, click Install .

Wait for the install to stop.

12. Once the window says that Installation succeeded, click Close .

We have finished installing IIS FTP Service on our Windows Server. Only nosotros still take to configure it.

Configuring IIS FTP Server

Note: We take created a folder where whenever we do FTP to the server we volition be able to see the contents of that binder.

For this case we accept created C:\ftp_folder.

Follow the instructions below to configure FTP Server.

thirteen. Open Cyberspace Information Services (IIS) Managing director.

Click on Start Push button on the taskbar, then search for 'IIS'. Click Internet Information Services (IIS) Director from the list.

14. On the Connections left sidebar, double click on the computer name to expand the folder tree.

Right-click on Sites, then click Add FTP Site</potent>. A new window will open.

15. On the Site Information, input desired FTP site Name . So on the Content Directory , your target directory. In my example this will be at C:\ftp_folder. And then click Next.

xvi. On Binding and SSL Settings, only change the SSL to No SSL</potent>. Then click Next.

Note: No SSL is unsecure advice. It is highly recommended to apply Allow SSL or Require SSL. As not to add together complications to this tutorial we will only be using No SSL. I volition exist creating another post for IIS FTP SSL Configuration.

Notation: Nosotros are using Port 21. This volition come in handy when yous are debugging network firewalls.

17. On Hallmark and Authorization Data, click on the Let access to dropdown and select Specified users. Enter your desired username</potent>. Note this username, we will need to create this as Windows User. In my example username is ftp_user.

On Permissions, check <potent>Read and Write</stiff>.

We have at present created our FTP Site.

On the IIS Director you will see the added FTP Site.

eighteen. Double-click on the FTP Site from the screenshot to a higher place.

And so double-click FTP Authentication.

19. Click on Basic Authentication, then on the right-sidebar Actions click <potent>Enable.

20. Verify that Basic Authentication is Enabled .

Adding Windows User for FTP Site

We yet need to create the Windows User on Step #17.

21. Click on Starting time Button, and so Windows Administrative Tools binder and then Estimator Management.

22. On the left-sidebar double-click on Local Users and Groups to expand it, then click on Users</potent>.

23. On the menu bar click on Action then New User…

A window will pop up.

On pace #17, I entered the username ftp_user. That is also the username that we need to add.

24. Input the User name, password, confirm password, then add your desired settings beneath the password. Then click Create.

Afterward you click Create, the form will then be blank. Do non worry, your user has been succesfully created, just click on Shut.

25. Verify in the list of users that your user has been created.

Once we encounter our created user, we can now exercise FTP to our Windows Server.

Next pace is to figure out what the IP Address of our Windows Server and connecting to our Windows Server via FTP.

Getting the IP Address of Windows Server

26. Correct-click on the Get-go Push button and click Windows PowerShell.

27. Type the command ipconfig, then printing <stiff>Enter</stiff>.

The value of IPv4 Address is your IP Accost. In my case it is x.0.0.154.

Side by side is to connect to our Windows Server via FTP.

FTP to Windows Server via FileZilla

28. On some other estimator on the network, open FileZilla.

Input the following

Host:	IP Address of your Windows Server with FTP Mine is `x.0.0.154`
Username:	FTP User created on Step #17. Mine is `ftp_user`
Password:	Password you prepare for your FTP User.

Then click Quickconnect .

29. A warning will popular-upward saying that you are using Insecure FTP connection. Just printing <potent>OK.

FTP without TLS is not really recommended. But for this tutorial to be less complicated I volition non write virtually it here, but on a different postal service.

30. Y'all have successfully connected via FTP.

We can now transfer your files over FTP to the Windows Server.

I hope this helps and if y'all got questions, comments, reactions, suggestions or requests let me know on the comments department below.