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Configuring an FTP & Web Server with Internet Information Server (IIS) for IPNexus on Windows 2000

This document is only one example of how to set-up a directory for FTP and Web access. It is meant only to aid those who have no prior experience setting up this type of configuration. If you have knowledge about creating FTP directories and Web sites then you may opt to use the methods you are familiar with.

In essence, we are creating a single directory that has both FTP and Web access to it. User snapshots, app shares and file transfers are being FTP'ed to a single directory that also has standard http:// access to it for easily grabbing the files.

Creating a User Account:

1. Go to Start Menu / Settings / Control Panel / Administrative Tools / Computer Management.
   
   
2. Expand the "Local Users and Groups" section.
   
   
3. Highlight the "Users" folder.
   
   
4. Right-click anywhere on the white space in the right-window pane and select "New User." from the popup menu.
   
   
5. Enter a username, for example, ipnexus. You may also enter a description for this user such as IPNexus FTP Access.
   
   
6. Enter a password of your choosing and confirm that password in the appropriate fields.
   
   
7. Uncheck the "User must change password at next logon" option and check the next two, "User cannot change password" and "Password never expires"
   
   
8. Click "Create"
   
   
9. Click "Close"
   
   
10. Exit the Computer Management console.

Creating a folder for FTP/Web access:

1. Go to C:\Inetpub\ftproot and create a new folder called ipnexus.

The following two sections require that Microsoft's Internet Information Server be installed. If you're not sure that this component is installed and running on your system, then please use the steps below to verify.

1. Go to Start Menu / Settings / Control Panel / Add/Remove Programs.
   
   
2. Click on "Add/Remove Windows Components" on the left panel.
   
   
3. See if the "Internet Information Services (IIS)" is checked. If it is not, please check it and click on "Details" below the list box.
   
   
4. Verify that "File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Server" is checked as well. If it is not, please check it and click "OK"
   
   
5. Click next to complete installation of IIS.

Creating the FTP directory:

1. Go to Start Menu / Settings / Control Panel / Administrative Tools / Internet Services Manager. The Internet Information Services console will open.
   
   
2. In the left windowpane, expand out the tree until you see the Default FTP Site. Right-click Default FTP Site and select New / Virtual Directory from the popup menu.
   
   
3. Click "Next"
   
   
4. Enter an alias of ipnexus.
   
   
5. Click the browse button and navigate to the C:/Inetpub/ftproot/ipnexus directory and click "Next"
   
   
6. Check both Read and Write options. Click "Next"
   
   
7. Click "Finish"

Creating the Web directory:

1. From the same Internet Information Services console that was used to set up the FTP virtual directory, right-click the Default Web Site and select New / Virtual Directory from the popup menu.
   
   
2. Click "Next"
   
   
3. Enter an alias of ipnexus.
   
   
4. Click the browse button and navigate to the C:/Inetpub/ftproot/ipnexus directory and click "Next"
   
   
5. Leave all boxes checked as they are and click "Next"
   
   
6. Click "Finish"
   
   
7. Right-click the new virtual directory entitled "ipnexus" that you just created under Default Web Site and select "Properties" from the popup menu.
   
   
8. Click on the "Documents" tab and remove all of the items from the list box.
   
   
9. Click "OK"
   
   
10. Click "OK" again.

Edit the IPNexus Server configuration:

1. Go to Start Menu / Programs / IPNexus Server / IPNexus Server Configuration Utility
2. Click on the "Data Transfer" button.
3. Enter the IP Address of the system into the "FTP Address" field.
4. Enter the username you created earlier into the "Read Access Name" field.
5. Enter the password you created earlier into the "Read Access Password" field.
6. Enter the username you created earlier into the "Write Access Name" field.
7. Enter the password you created earlier into the "Write Access Name" field.
8. Check the box for "Is this mapped to an HTTP server?"
9. Enter "/ipnexus" into the last field.