WebSTAR 4 Manual & Technical Reference
Connect To Your
FTP Server
Once you've connected to the web server, connecting to the FTP server is quite easy. WebSTAR FTP always "listens" for FTP requests, but will not respond until you create FTP Users and specify the root folder.
See also:
WebSTAR FTP Server
and
WebSTAR FTP Troubleshooting
.
Creating an FTP User Entry
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1 On the server machine, create a folder named
pub
(this is a common FTP name for a publications or public folder). For convenience, you can create it in your
WebSTAR
folder.
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2 Put a temporary test file in your pub folder.
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3 Launch the WebSTAR Admin application and connect to your server, as
Connecting with WebSTAR Admin
.
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4 Bring up the settings window by choosing
Server Settings
from the Edit menu.
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5 Choose the FTP Settings section, and the
FTP Users
item.
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6 Click the
New
button to create a new user.
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7 Set the User Name to
anonymous
, and enter * in the Password field.
Anonymous users don't have a pasword. They usually send their email address as their password.
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8 Use the
Choose
button to set the root folder for this user to the
pub
folder.
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Notice that the path for the root folder starts at the name of the hard drive, and includes the entire folder hierarchy getting to your folder. The FTP server always requires full path names, although the user can only see their root folder and any subfolders.
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9 In the
Access Controls
options at the bottom of the panel, notice that the checkboxes are all checked. Uncheck all the options except for
Allow Login
and
Download Files
.
Be careful in allowing uploads--some users may abuse the privilege.
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10 Click the
Save
button at the bottom right of the window to send your changes back to the server.
Testing Your FTP Server
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1 Open your favorite FTP client, or web browser with FTP client functions.
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2 Type the URL with the FTP prefix, like this:
ftp://www.domain.com/
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but be sure to replace "www.domain.com" with the host name or IP address of your server.
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3 If you are using an FTP, leave the name and password blank.
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4 You'll see a listing of the
pub
folder, with your test file in it.
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When you look at the FTP Monitor Window, you'll see a log of that FTP request from your test machine.
WebSTAR's FTP server lets you create user names, passwords and disk folders for FTP access. For more information, see
WebSTAR FTP Server
.
Now you can try out your Mail server or skip to
Connect to Your Proxy Server
. If you are interested in Web serving primarily, go to
Setting Up Your Web Site
.