Specifications

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Before Setting Up FTP Service
When determining whether to oer FTP service, consider the type of information
you will share and who your clients are. FTP works well when you want to transfer
large les such as applications and databases. In addition, if you want to permit guest
(anonymous) users to download les, FTP is a secure way to provide this service.
Server Security and Anonymous Users
Enabling anonymous FTP poses a security risk to your server and data because you
open your server to users that you do not know. The access privileges you set for
the les and folders on your server are the most important way to keep information
secure.
The default settings for FTP prevent anonymous users from performing the following
actions:
Deleting les Â
Renaming les Â
Overwriting les Â
Changing permissions of les Â
Anonymous FTP users are permitted only to upload les to a special folder named
“uploads” in the FTP root. If the uploads folder doesn’t exist, anonymous users can’t
upload les.
Turning On FTP Service
Before you can congure FTP settings, you must turn on FTP service in Server Admin.
To turn on FTP service:
1 Open Server Admin and connect to the server.
2 Click Settings, then click services.
3 Click the FTP checkbox.
4 Click Save.