User Guide Contents CHAPTER 1 WS_FTP Server Overview What is Ipswitch WS_FTP Server? ........................................................................................................................... 1 System requirements .................................................................................................................................................. 1 How FTP works .............................................................................................................................................................. 2 How SSH works.............................................................................................................................................................. 3 Sending feedback......................................................................................................................................................... 3 CHAPTER 2 Learning about WS_FTP Server Manager Understanding the server architecture ................................................................................................................ 5 Understanding the relationship between listeners and hosts..................................................................... 6 Accessing the WS_FTP Server Manager ............................................................................................................... 7 Managing WS_FTP Server remotely.......................................................................................................... 7 Navigating the WS_FTP Server Manager ............................................................................................................. 8 Using the top menu ........................................................................................................................................ 9 CHAPTER 3 Configuring and Managing WS_FTP Server Setting global options ..............................................................................................................................................13 Starting and stopping the server ..........................................................................................................................13 Changing the default host ......................................................................................................................................14 Changing the host separator..................................................................................................................................15 Configuring DNS for hosts.......................................................................................................................................15 CHAPTER 4 Configuring Hosts About hosts...................................................................................................................................................................17 Choosing host configuration..................................................................................................................................18 Creating hosts..............................................................................................................................................................18 Associating hosts with listeners ............................................................................................................................19 Configuring an external user database...............................................................................................................20 Microsoft Windows user database...........................................................................................................21 Ipswitch IMail Server user database ........................................................................................................22 ODBC user database......................................................................................................................................22 Synchronizing external user databases .................................................................................................23 Using Windows file permissions...............................................................................................................24 Changing user context via user impersonation..................................................................................25 Changing user context on the services..................................................................................................25 Microsoft Active Directory user database..........................................................................................................26 Setting host options ..................................................................................................................................................27 i Setting folder listings to use local time..................................................................................................27 Setting maximum number of connections...........................................................................................28 Enabling anonymous access......................................................................................................................28 Controlling access by IP address...............................................................................................................29 Using firewalls with WS_FTP Server ........................................................................................................31 Enabling disabled users ...............................................................................................................................32 Using banner, welcome and exit messages .........................................................................................32 Setting timeouts for connections.............................................................................................................34 Limiting connections to a host..................................................................................................................34 Deleting hosts..............................................................................................................................................................35 Renaming hosts...........................................................................................................................................................35 Managing hosts from the command line ..........................................................................................................35 Configuring SITE commands..................................................................................................................................37 Creating a SITE command...........................................................................................................................37 Securing SITE commands............................................................................................................................39 CHAPTER 5 Configuring Listeners About listeners.............................................................................................................................................................41 Configuring listeners for SSH..................................................................................................................................42 Configuring listeners for SSL ..................................................................................................................................43 CHAPTER 6 Managing User Accounts How user accounts work..........................................................................................................................................45 Setting user options for hosts................................................................................................................................45 Changing user passwords...........................................................................................................................48 Enabling disabled users from the command line...............................................................................48 Resetting a user's failed login count........................................................................................................48 Understanding administrator privileges............................................................................................................49 Granting administrative privileges ..........................................................................................................50 Creating user accounts.............................................................................................................................................50 Setting users' home folders ....................................................................................................................................53 Renaming a user account ........................................................................................................................................53 Deleting user accounts.............................................................................................................................................53 Disabling user accounts ...........................................................................................................................................54 Managing users from the command line...........................................................................................................54