Creating Ftp Sites

Creating FTP sites GlobalSCAPE Secure FTP Server allows you to create multiple sites on the same FTP server. Each site must connect to a separate IP address or port or both. To create an FTP site 1.

Start the Administrator Interface and connect to the FTP server where you want the new site. If you are creating your first site, you will connect during step four. 2. At the bottom of the left pane, click the Server tab. 3. Select the server where you want the new site. If you are creating your first site continue with step four. If you have existing sites, skip to step seven. 4. Click the plus sign by the server to expand it. The Connect to FTP Server window appears. 5. Enter your user name and password for the FTP server. 6. Click Connect. The Create New Site window appears. 7. Choose Configuration > Create New Site from the Administrator Interface menu bar. The Create New Site window appears. 8. Enter a Name for the site. You can choose any name you like. 9. Choose the Listening IP address for the site from the drop-down box or select All incoming. If your computer has more than one IP address, you may want to select a single IP address for this site, allowing you to use other IP addresses for other sites. 10. Choose the Port. The default for FTP sites is 21, however, you can enter any value between 1 and 65,535. Note: Assigning port numbers under 1024 may lead to conflicts with other programs running on your computer. 11. Select the Start site automatically after creation check box if you want the site to start right away. 12. In the Authentication method list, Choose the user Authentication method you want to use for your site. GlobalSCAPE Secure FTP Server supports three databases for authenticating user identity: GlobalSCAPE Secure FTP Server, NT Authentication, and ODBC Authentication. GlobalSCAPE Secure FTP Server Authentication does not rely on any outside sources for user information. Windows NT Authentication allows all users in the Windows NT User database to have access to the FTP site using their Windows user name, password and folder permissions. You must use the Windows NT/2000 User Manager to manage users, groups, and folder permissions. However, you can enable and disable user accounts as well as modify most of the user's FTP settings using the Administrator Interface. ODBC Authentication allows all users in an external ODBC database to have access to the FTP site. 13. Click Next. 14. In the Please type in path where site user database will be stored box, leave the default path, unless you want to store the authentication database in a new location, then type the path to the new location. 15. In the User list refresh interval list, select how often you want GlobalSCAPE Secure FTP Server to check the database for new users. 16. Click Next. 17. In the Please select a folder for the FTP root box, enter the path to the folder you want as the site's Default FTP Root Folder. You can also click the little yellow folder to browse to the folder you want. 18. Select the Create standard subfolders... check box to automatically create Bin, Pub, Usr and Incoming folders with appropriate permissions under the root folder.

19. Select the Enable Anonymous access to the FTP server... check box to create an anonymous account that does not require a password. The account will have limited permissions. 20. Select the Auto assign home folders to site users check box to automatically create a user folder under \Site Root\Usr\[username] when a user is added. This is particularly beneficial if you have chosen to use an ODBC data source and are allowing numerous users access to the server. 21. Click Finish. If you have not created the folder you chose in step eight, a box appears asking if you want the folder created. 22. Click Yes.