Setting up the FileZilla Server is straightforward, but after configuration the user/groups and directory you can have some trouble setting up the Windows Server 2012 Firewall.

If you do not know FileZilla Server or the Filezilla Client I strongly encourage you to try them out at FileZilla comes with a lite and lean GUI, great logging tools, connection (speed)limits and more. I prefer to use FileZilla FTP Server above the traditional IIS FTP module. I've not tried using port 990 for FTP recently, I've done it in the past but it's been too long, so I stick with port 21, require SSL and open a few PASV ports.Setup FileZilla Server Passive Ports on Windows Server 2012 You can use FileZilla, CoreFTP to test your connections.īetween the two articles on, and this added tidbit, you should have a secure FTP solution over port 21. Assuming you have static IP address on each site, there won't be an issue sharing this range across multiple FTP sites. The port range will be inherited by each site. The External IP address can be left blank and filled in at a site level. Next, type in the Data Channel Port Range and external IP address. Secondly - Open IIS Manager, select the computer name, open FTP Firewall Support If you are not sure, check with your network admin. From my days of running WS-FTP server, they used ports 4900 - 4910 by default. If not, here is an article that can assist setting this up.įirst thing: Define a range of PASV TCP ports on your router or firewall.

(Assuming you have Windows Server 2008 / FTP 7.x of course)Īlso, I'm assuming you configured your server to use an SSL certificate. This is a great starter article and one I'd recommend for people looking for a secure FTP over SSL solution. If not, here is an article to install FTP 7. This blog isn't meant to be the 'end all be all', but will be a targeted post to help people visually. I thought I would blog what few steps to complete the config. After answering a few threads stating the configuration to support FTP over SSL with PASV ports. They were running into issues where they could connect, but couldn't get a directory list. Recently in the forums, a few posts came up people trying to setup FTP over SSL with an external firewall. They say a picture is worth a 1000 words, in this case it's worth every one.

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