1 - 4 IT Essentials II v2.0 - Lab 8.5.2 Copyright  2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. Lab 8.5.2: Configuring FTP Services on Windows 2000 Estimated Time: 20 Minutes Objective In this lab, the student will configure a Windows 2000 system with FTP services and create a FTP server. Equipment The following equipment is required for this exercise: • A computer system running Windows 2000 Professional Scenario The Marketing Director of the XYZ Company wants an FTP site that the employees in the Marketing and Sales department will be able to access, so they can download files when they are away from the office. Create a FTP site on the server for them to access. Procedures In the first Step of this lab, the student will start the Internet Information Services (IIS) services and configure the FTP site on the server. In the second step, the student will configure the FTP site properties and build the content that will be on the FTP server. Step 1: Starting the FTP Services Note: The IIS services were installed when the HTTP server lab was complete. If not, complete steps 1-6. If IIS services are installed, skip steps 1-6. 1. Open the Control Panel. Click on Start > Settings > Control Panel. 2. Double-click on the Add & Remove Programs icon. 3. Next, click on the Add/Remove Windows Components button. 4. When the “Windows Components Wizard” appears, click in the box next to Internet Information Services (IIS). 5. Click the Next button to install the Internet Information Services (IIS). The Windows 2000 CD will be necessary to complete the installation. When prompted, insert the Windows 2000 CD to copy the necessary files. The installation process will complete in a few minutes. 2 - 4 IT Essentials II v2.0 - Lab 8.5.2 Copyright  2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. 6. Once the installation completes, click Finish to close the Installation box. Click Close to close the Add/Remove Programs Box. Close the Control Panel as well. Step 2: Configuring the FTP sites properties and building the content 1. Open the Start Menu and go to Programs > Administrative Tools > Internet Services Manger. This will open the IIS configuration page where the user can begin to configure and create the FTP site. 2. Once the IIS page is open, find the name of the computer and click the plus (+) sign next to it. This will display the FTP, HTTP, and SMTP Virtual Server icons. 3. Right-click on the Default FTP Site icon and select Properties. 4. From this page the user can configure all the properties and control what will be displayed on the FTP site. 5. While on the FTP site tab, go to the IP address box and select the IP address of the computer from the drop-down menu. 6. Go to “Connection” section of the same tab and change the value from ten to two to limit the number of connections allowed at a time. Then change the “time-out” value to 120. After making these changes, select “apply”. 3 - 4 IT Essentials II v2.0 - Lab 8.5.2 Copyright  2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. 7. Next, select the Messages tab and create messages that will be displayed to people when they connect to the FTP server. 8. Click on the Home Directory tab and click Browse to select the folder that will be used when the FTP site is accessed. Click Apply to save the changes and close the Internet Services Manager. 9. Go to the C:\Inetpub\ftpdata directory. Once in this directory, right-click and create a small text file. Save this file as “MyFTP”. Note: Make sure that the content of this folder contains only the information and files wanted on the FTP server. 10. Verify that your FTP site is working at the command prompt. Go to Start > Run and type in cmd.exe. At the command prompt type in the IP address (ftp 10.1.1.5 for example). • Login as anonymous and press Enter for the password. • Now type the word dir to see if the file MyFTP file is there. • Type the word bye to exit the FTP session. Troubleshooting If there is trouble connecting to the FTP site, check the IP address that is typed in the browser and the IP address that is specified in the FTP site properties page. If the network IP addresses are assigned dynamically with a DHCP server, the IP address might change from time to time. Assign the FTP server a static IP address so that the IP address does not change. This will save administrative costs and troubleshooting access to the HTTP site. Reflection If setting up a FTP server in a business or corporate network, routers and firewalls will 4 - 4 IT Essentials II v2.0 - Lab 8.5.2 Copyright  2002, Cisco Systems, Inc. have to be configured to allow FTP access to the FTP server. Remember that the IP address of the FTP server might not be a public IP address and therefore will not be directly connected to the network. In this case, configure the router to forward incoming FTP requests to the proper computer on which the FTP server resides. . 8.5.2: Configuring FTP Services on Windows 2000 Estimated Time: 20 Minutes Objective In this lab, the student will configure a Windows 2000 system with FTP services. configure the FTP site on the server. In the second step, the student will configure the FTP site properties and build the content that will be on the FTP