How to Configure FTP server on Windows XP with FileZilla

After FTP server successfully installed you need to configure ftp server to work for user that already install ftp client.

Minimum configuration needed to operate FTP server are :

• add user
• create folder for storing uploaded file
• Set permission for folder

Add user to FTP server

To add user to FTP server we must use Filezilla Server Interface, access it from start -> All Programs -> FileZilla Server

Click on FileZilla Server Interface.

Just let all information as is, click OK. NO password required.

Click that button to Display the user account dialog.

Click Add to add user account.

Enter name of the user account that should be added, I enter iaji.  Click OK.

Move to Account settings :

– Enable account

– Password, enter password for user iaji.

Create folder

Change your attention to Shared Folders, enter Directories that will hold all file that user upload.

* Make sure to create folder D:\ftp_file first before setting shared folders.

Click OK to save new configuration and restart FTP server.

Done sending account settings, all activity from Filezilla Server Interface logged and displayed.

Testing FTP server

Open ftp client and enter information related to FTP server :

• Site Name : enter anything, I use My FTP Server
• Host / IP/ URL, enter IP address of FTP server. In this case my IP address is : 192.168.12.101
• Username and Password; enter user and password that created previously.

Click Connect and when everything OK you should see blank display on the right side.

When I try to upload one file to FTP server I got permission denied message :

(000005) 7/14/2009 21:11:45 PM – iaji (192.168.12.101)> 226 Transfer OK
(000005) 7/14/2009 21:11:45 PM – iaji (192.168.12.101)> TYPE I
(000005) 7/14/2009 21:11:45 PM – iaji (192.168.12.101)> 200 Type set to I
(000005) 7/14/2009 21:11:45 PM – iaji (192.168.12.101)> PASV
(000005) 7/14/2009 21:11:45 PM – iaji (192.168.12.101)> 227 Entering Passive Mode (192,168,12,101,11,136)
(000005) 7/14/2009 21:11:45 PM – iaji (192.168.12.101)> STOR pkgsrc.tar.gz
(000005) 7/14/2009 21:11:45 PM – iaji (192.168.12.101)> 550 Permission denied

After checking Files property I add other access :

• Read
• Write
• Delete
• Append

Other access around Directories is depend on your preference.

Click OK to update and restart FTP server.

Try to send the file again to FTP server, it works now.

To recheck if this file located on D:\ftp_file just open the folder and you should see the file.

You can re try the steps for add other user on your office or use FTP server to store you backup system created using Acronis True Image or Acronis Backup & Recovery.

See you on other post 🙂