Install and Configure a Secure FTP Server using Filezilla with a Hostname

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http://www.win2008workstation.com In this informative video tutorial, I will show you how to set up a secure FTP server using the freely available Filezilla platform. In this video I discuss the technical skills required to successfully deploying an FTP solution. I also discuss the various advantages of disadvantages of Filezilla/running a FTP in general. In an upcoming tutorial video relating to Filezilla Server I will show you how to authenticate to your secure Filezilla Server from the client side. I will also show you an neat web-interface alternative that can be used as well. For those with prior/advanced technical knowledge of networking protocols and servers in general, below is simplified process on how to set up an FTP server provided you do not want to watch this lengthy informative video. Step 1: Configure your network adapter to obtain a static private IP address from your router via the TCP/IP v4 properties. Step 2: Forward TCP ports 21,990 and TCP port range 3000-4000 on your router. Step 3: Install the Filezilla Server software Step 4: Allow Filezilla server software as an exception in your firewall. For example to do this in Windows Firewall you do the following: Open Windows Firewall with Advanced Security. Next, right-click on Inbound Rules and choose New Rule. Add a "program rule" and browse to the Filezilla server.exe application to add it. Step 5: Connect to the Filezilla Server interface and navigate to settings. Click on Passive Mode Settings. Click on Use Custom Port Range and input the values of 3000-4000. Step 6: Click on the SSL/TLS Settings option. On the right-side, enable the FTP over SSL/TLS support. Step 7: At the bottom click on the generate new certificate button. Create your SSL self-signed certificate. Click on OK to apply changes and close out. Ignore the port 1-65535 message if prompted. Step 8: Create a physical directory (or directories) on your server that will be used to host your files on the server. For example C:\FTP\Users\Public. Step 9: Set up your user accounts. For example you can create an anonymous user which can be used for public access. Step 10: Browse to the Shared Folders section and add the C:\FTP\Users\Public folder as the root to your FTP site. Step 11: Set up "secure only" user account by forcing SSL logon on that account and then map the shared folder to that account (C:\FTP\Users\SECUREACCOUNT) Assuming you have set up and activated your DYNDNS service simply type in ftp://YOURHOSTNAME.dyndns.org into your browser and see if your server works! To test out your secure FTP user account, download the Filezilla client software to verify that it works. In an upcoming tutorial I will show you how to do this.