Setup Filezilla Download The FileZilla3

Setup Filezilla Download The FileZilla3

At time of this tutorial, you would download the FileZilla3.5.1win32-setup.exe recommended version for Windows.

Now, click on the Open Site Manager, as indicated on the image below.

Then right click and press upload, or simply drag your files to the pane on the right.

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It should ask you for your password, and then you will be able to browse to the FTP share as if it were a local hard drive.

FTP can be used to easily transfer a lot of files between computers; the FTP repository can be mapped to multiple computers across the Internet so that other people can access the directory right from Windows Explorer.

FileZilla will install a service that runs whenever Windows boots up, so if you would rather only run the FTP server manually, select the appropriate option from the drop down menu on the third screen.

Just click OK when this window pops up right after installation.

If the directory you want to use isnt already created, minimize the interface and create a folder where you want the FTP share to be.

In this tutorial, we are going to use the folder FTP on our desktop.

Enter the username for an account that another computer will be using to access the repository were setting up.

Once youve done that, a window like the one below will pop up, use it to select the directory you would like to share as an FTP repository.

By default, the user weve created is able to read files, list directories, and list subdirectories.

To give the user further permissions, such as the ability to copy files to this repository, check the boxes beneath Files and Directories.

It should currently be on 21, but we recommend changing it to a random five digit number (nothing over 65535).

Just remember that anyone determined to hack you will eventually find the port your FTP server is listening on, so further measures must be taken.

In the second box, add exceptions to this rule (IPs or network ranges that should be allowed to connect).

For example, the following screenshot shows a configuration in which 10.1.1.120 and the 192.168.1.024 (in other words, 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.255) IP range would be able to connect.

There is a default Autoban setting already configured in FileZilla, so anyone who tries connecting to your server too many times within a short period will be locked out for a while.

To tweak this setting, click on Autoban under Edit Settings, but the default will suffice for most people.

SFTP or FTPS can be used for encrypting FTP communications, but are beyond the scope of this guide and will be covered in future articles.

If you have Windows Firewall enabled, youll need to add an exception for the port.

Go to your Start menu and type Windows Firewall, then click on Windows Firewall with Advanced Security.

Well be allowing a port through the firewall, so select Port when the wizard asks What type of rule would you like to create and then click next.

Put in a name and description for this exception so its easy to find in the future, and then click Finish.

Others could always use GUI applications such as FileZilla to connect to your FTP share, or they could map it to their computer so it shows up in Explorer.

Enter the IP address and port of your FTP server, and click next.

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