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How To Create FTP Server in Windows 10

This document provides a step-by-step guide on how to create an FTP server on Windows 10 using Internet Information Services (IIS). It covers the activation of IIS, configuration of the FTP server, firewall settings, and port forwarding, as well as how to set up user authentication with usernames and passwords. The guide aims to help users transfer large files without incurring high cloud storage fees.

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How To Create FTP Server in Windows 10

This document provides a step-by-step guide on how to create an FTP server on Windows 10 using Internet Information Services (IIS). It covers the activation of IIS, configuration of the FTP server, firewall settings, and port forwarding, as well as how to set up user authentication with usernames and passwords. The guide aims to help users transfer large files without incurring high cloud storage fees.

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How to Create FTP Server in Windows

10?
Just because running servers and Windows 10 don’t exactly mix doesn’t
mean you can’t get something set up. If you’re planning to set up an FTP
server to transfer files over the network but don’t want to switch to a server
edition or a Linux distro, this guide is for you. There are many reasons why
you may want to start an FTP server. One of the most common reasons for a
private FTP server is transferring large files without paying a lot for cloud
storage fees.

With small files, using cloud storage services like Google Drive makes sense,
but as the size of the files you want to transfer increases, the prices rise
quickly. That’s when you should think about taking the time to turn your
Windows 10 into an FTP. Here, I’ll show you how to do that before revealing
a much easier way to get it done.

Steps to Create an FTP Server in Your Windows 10


1. Activate IIS on Windows 10
2. Configure an FTP Server on Windows 10
3. Configure Windows Firewall for an FTP Server
4. Enable Port Forwarding on your Route

Windows 10 can turn into an FTP server without additional software. But this
tool is disabled by default and you need to enable it first.

To create an FTP server in Windows 10 you need to enable a Windows utility


called Internet Information Services. Microsoft created the IIS to support
HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, FTPS, and SMTP, among other protocols.

How to Activate IIS on Windows 10?


To activate IIS on Windows 10, follow these steps:

Step 1: Open the launch section

Press ‘WinKey + R’.


Step 2: Type appwiz.cpl

Type in “appwiz.cpl” and press Enter.

appwiz.cpl

Step 3: Turn Windows features

From the left-hand panel, click on “Turn Windows features on or off.”


Step 4: Internet Information Services

Then find ‘Internet Information Services’ and expand it.

Step 5: FTP Server

Check the ‘FTP Server’ and expand it.

Step 6: FTP Extensibility

Check the ‘FTP Extensibility’.

Step 7: Web Management Tools

Check the ‘Web Management Tools’.

Step 8: Confirm changes

Click OK.

Windows will proceed to install the tools. Then you can configure your
server.
How to Configure an FTP Server on
Windows 10?
Now that the IIS is enabled, we need to configure the server. To configure an
FTP server on Windows 10, follow these steps:

Step 1: Open the search box

Press ‘WinKey + S’.

Step 2: Search Administrative Tools

Search for and open ‘Windows Administrative Tools’.

Step 3: Open IIS

Double-click on ‘Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager’.

St
ep 4: Select computers name

From the left-hand panel, right-click on your computer’s name.

Step 5: Add FTP site

Click on the ‘Add FTP site’.


Step 6: Fill FTP site name

Type in a name for your FTP server in the ‘FTP site name’ field.

Step 7: Choose a folder

Choose a folder as the physical path of your FTP directory.


Step 8: Assign an IP address to your FTP.

You can assign an IP address and port to your FTP in the next step. You can
leave them the way they are.

Step 9: SSL Status

If you use the FTP server as a test and security isn’t an issue, you can
choose No SSL and proceed. Otherwise, you need to choose Require
SSL. You can use Comodo’s SSL management tool to create an SSL
certificate.

Step 10: Configure FTP

configure an FTP server on Windows 10

Step 11: chooses Basic

On the authentication section, choose ‘Basic’.


Step 12: Allow Access

Set ‘Allow Access to’ on ‘Specified users’.

Step 13: Enter your information

Type your name or your Microsoft account’s email address in the field below.

Step 14: Set permissions

Give yourself permission to Read and Write.

Step 15: Finish

Click on Finish.

Now you have an FTP server on your Windows.


How to Configure Windows Firewall
for an FTP Server?
By default Windows Firewall blocks all FTP access. To fix this you need to
take the steps below:

Step 1: open the search box

Press ‘WinKey + S’ and type-in Windows Firewall.

Step 2: Allow an app or feature through Windows Firewall

Click on ‘Allow an app or feature through Windows Firewall’ from the left-
hand menu.

Step 3: Change settings

Click on ‘Change settings’.

Step 4: Find FTP Server

Find ‘FTP Server’ in the list and check-mark public and private.

Step 5: Confirm changes

Click OK.

This lets you establish a local connection. Of course, if you want to access
the server over the internet, you need to open the ports on your router.

How to Enable Port Forwarding on your Route?

Your FTP server needs port 21 open to connect to other computers on the
internet. There are different ways to open a port on a router. Here is how it
works on an Asus router:

Step 1: Search for cmd box

Press ‘Winkey + S’ and type in ‘cmd’.

Step 2: Open cmd

Open ‘Command Prompt’.

Step 3: Select ipconfig

Type in ‘ipconfig’ and press Enter.


Step 4: Write the Default Gateway

Write the Default Gateway number down. (Normally, it’s 192.168.1.1)

Step 5: Browser

Open your web browser.

Step 6: Type the Gateway

Type the Default Gateway number on the address bar and press Enter.

Step 7: Sign in to the control panel

Sign in to your router’s control panel.

Step 8: Choose WAN

Choose ‘WAN’ from the left-hand menu.

Step 9: Create a new port

Create a new port forwarding with the following setup:

 Give your item a name under ‘Service Name’


 Port Range: 21
 Local IP: Use the IPv4 address on the ‘ipconfig’ command explained
above.
 Local Port: 21
 Protocol: TCP

Step 10: Apply changes


Click on Apply.

Create an FTP Server in Windows 10


with Username and Password
The method above gives access to you or other users on the computer. But
how can you make users log in with their username and password to access
your FTP? The answer is to add a generic user with user-password
authentication.

To add a user with a username-password authentication, follow these steps:

1- Go to Settings.

2- Choose Accounts.

3- Go to “Family & other users”.

4- Click ‘Add someone else to this PC’.


5- On the new window, choose ‘I don’t have this person’s sign-in
information’.

6- Click on ‘Add a user without Microsoft account’.

7- Choose a username and password and fill in the security questions.


8- Click Next.

9- Now go again to ‘Windows Administrative Tools > Internet Information


Services (IIS) Manager’.

10- Select your site from the left-hand panel.

11- Click on ‘FTP authorization rules’.

12- From the right-hand panel, choose ‘Add Allow Rule’.


13- Choose Specified users and add the username you chose above.

14- Give them the permissions you want.

15- Click OK.

Now you need to add permission to the FTP folder as well. To do so:

 Go to the FTP folder.


 Right-click and choose ‘Properties’.
 Go to the ‘Security’ tab.
 Choose Edit, then Add.

 Type-in the username in the ‘Enter the object…’ section and click
Check Names.
 Click OK.
 Select the user and give them the permissions they need.
 Click OK.

Now you can use the username and password to access your FTP.

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