Setting up Windows Ftp 7.5

Posted by jonathan - 24/02/10 at 09:02:07 am

With the release of Windows FTP server 7.5, we finally move on from IIS6 metabase configuration and see some IIS 7 goodness. FTP can now hangout in the same playground as IIS web serving, with the managed code and .config file syntax for ftp administration. Finally, windows ftp supports sftp which has been a long missing feature.

The setup still seems a bit cumbersome to me, but its a configuration that requires n half-hour to setup and then no thought for months. Follow these walk-throughs and you should be on your way pretty quickly.:

  1. http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/263/installing-and-configuring-ftp-on-iis-7/
  2. http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/301/creating-a-new-ftp-site/
  3. http://learn.iis.net/page.aspx/304/using-ftp-over-ssl/

Ip address configuration within the ftp administration, especially in a cloud environment, might need to be set to a specific address and potentially an ip6v address, as opposed to using the “All unassigned” option. Additionally some thought should go into how you want to secure the ftp access. I’ll tend to use ssl and then turn ftp off when I’m not using it, if updates are not frequent.

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