User's Manual

Setup and Test
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Configuration of the FTP Server:
The FTP Server needs a home directory – this is where the “root” of the FTP server will be
located, and where the files will be downloaded from. These steps detail configuring the
directory location, and additionally some other required parameters such as access rights:
1. Right-Click on the “My Computer” icon on the desktop, and choose the option “Manage”.
Note: It is possible that the icon will have been renamed, but is usually the blue computer icon
positioned at the top-left of the desktop.
2. In the “Computer Management” window that will appear, on the left side is a tree view.
Near the bottom of the tree view, expand the “Services and Applications” branch.
3. Under the “Services and Applications” branch, expand the “Internet Information Services”
branch.
4. Right-click on the “Default FTP Site” icon that will appear, and choose the “Properties”
option.
5. Working through all of the options, set up the FTP site as follows. Note, not all available
options are described here - where an option isn’t described below, it is not relevant to this
configuration. If you change an option as a result of following this table, you may want to
make a note of it so that the PC can be returned to the original settings when you have
finished testing:
FTP Site Tab:
IP Address (All Unassigned)
TCP Port 21
Connection Limited
to:
10
Connection Timeout 900
Enable Logging Disabled. Do not tick the
box.
Security Accounts Tab:
Allow Anonymous
Connections
Enabled. Tick this box. Warning: Anonymous FTP access: The
above instructions will allow all computers to have Anonymous
read, and more importantly write, access to the directory used for
the root of the FTP Server. This is clearly not a desirable mode
in which to leave the PC when testing is completed. Airspan
recommends as a minimum to turn off “write” access, via the
“Home Directory” Tab.
Home Directory Tab:
A directory located
on this computer
Select this option, as we will be downloading files from this PC.
Local Path The drive must be a local hard disk, and have 40Mbyte free
space (100Mbyte recommended). Make a note of the path, as it
is required in the next section. For convenience you may wish
to record it here:
Read / Write / Log
Visits
Enable Read and Write, Disable Log Visits. Warning:
Anonymous FTP access: The above instructions will allow all
computers to have Anonymous read, and more importantly
write, access to the directory used for the root of the FTP
Server. This is clearly not a desirable mode in which to leave
the PC when testing is completed. Airspan recommends as a
minimum to turn off “write” access, via the “Home Directory”
Tab.