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FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a network protocol used for data transfer from one computer to another.

FTP allows a user to connect remote location without having full access to server.

FTP user is assigned with a specific location/part/space of server. This FTP user can be easily create with few steps in IIS.

We will have to first configure FTP site in IIS.

Following are the steps to configure FTP site in IIS :-

Login your server in RDP and Open IIS with following steps :

Start  >>

Run  >>

type in inetmgr  >>  hit Ok  >>  it will open up IIS manager.

Expand Server. Rigkt click on FTP sites and select New >> FTP Site…

Click Next

Enter the Description say mydomain.com and hit Next

Select the IP address and TCP Port 21 for the site and hit Next

Next is the window where you can restrict the FTP user and assign a home directory to it

Three FTP isolation modes are supported -

1] Do not isolate users
2] Isolate users
3] Isolate users using Active Directory

At the end of this post detail information of isolation modes is provided.

Enter the path of the folder you with the user have FTP access say D:\www\mydomain\ and hit Next

Give appropriate permissions as per the requirement and hit Next.

Its not recommended to allow anonymouse access to FTP access.

Now add FTP user on web site mydomain.com and select necessary permissions.

Suppose you have created a FTP user say myuser :

That’s it

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