How to Setup FTP Server on Windows 11 - A Complete and Step-by-step Guide

This video offers a complete and step-by-step guide on how to setup an FTP server in Windows 11. It includes:

1: Add the FTP server feature to Windows 11.
2: create an FTP site using Microsoft Internet Information Server Manager
3: Create FTP user accounts using Computer Management.
4: Create a user folder and set access permission;
5: Set Passive FTP port range and configure firewall;
6: Test connection to the FTP server using command-line FTP and FileZilla;

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[Oxland]

it's the first I have my Windows FTP worked, thank you so much.

[grandskeptron]

You help me a lot for my review, Thank you so much!

[MrNilammani]

Simple and easy guidelines. Thank you.🥰

[Stalvros]

3:54 - sets external IP at 66.220.9.50
4:17 - test connection: ftp 192.168.1.132 [How do you get this IP address? Seems different then the ones you put above]

[ngoctaiquach]

In step 2, my computer did not find "internet information services (llS) manager" in Window tools. Help me. Thank!

[arifpatel]

Unfortunately for me, I get an error when I click OK after selecting the Internet Information Service, FTP..

[MykhailoKadenko]

I followed this guide, however I can't seem to connect to this FTP Server from another local machine. Connection gets interrupted each time. Any thoughts? I also could not log in with defaultuser1 (I was testing this from host machine), keep getting an error that username or password is incorrect..Does this have something to do with not changing password at next login?

[AhmedAli-fryt]

I have an issue with the FTP firewall support, the port range is not activated to be modified.
The FTP CMD test works on the server setup device only, not in the client (timeout error).
Thank you.

[oliverosbourne]

when i add my external ip to ftp firewall support it wont let me add a new port range its disabled in pink 0-0 how do i fix this ?

[muhammad.hameem]

when I write ftp 192.168.1.132 I'm getting connection time out

[CloudiestFoil]

Hello! When looking in the "Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security" I'm not seeing the FTP options under inbound rules. Would it work to add the regular FTP ports 20/21? Or do I have to have those options. I'm able to connect with CMD fine, but Filezilla is giving me troubles. "The data connection could not be established: ECONNREFUSED - Connection refused by server"
Thank you in advance!

[DABUNGINATOR]

The command prompt keeps telling me "connection refused."

[steved]

Internet Information services not showing up.

[muhammad.hameem]

530-User cannot log in, home directory inaccessible.
Win32 error: Access is denied.
Error details: File system denied the access.

[stargazersdance]

2:28
I don't have Local Users and Groups. What do I do here then???

[chuhumor]

excuse me, 4:22, when i enter "cd test", it said : the system cannot find the file specified

[Xilibrius]

I know this is old but following your steps i've been running into 530 error even with the correct password entered

[ELIKO]

Does not give me a range between 5000-6000

[green_map]

dislike. will not work unless iis management console is installed

[DriveHQCameraFTP]

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