FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is an Internet standard protocol for transferring files. FTP service allows users with FTP client software to connect to the Web & File Server to transfer files. You can specify whether FTP services are provided.
Note: Unlike AppleShare file sharing, FTP service only allows users to browse or transfer (upload or download) files between the Web & File Server and the user's hard disk. AppleShare file sharing allows users to view and edit files. For more information, see AppleShare file sharing services.
This section tells you how to
Enable or disable FTP services
For registered users or anonymous FTP access
Edit FTP client messages
The standard log-on greeting, connected message, and anonymous
log-on greeting
About MacBinary and BinHex encoding of FTP files
By default, FTP service is turned on, and registered users with client applications that support FTP can connect to the Web & File Server to transfer files. You can turn off FTP service and you can allow or deny guest access to FTP services.
To turn on or off FTP services, follow these steps: Click the File server button.
1
Log on to AppleShare IP Remote Admin.
2
3
Click the Server Settings button.
4
In the Server Settings list, click FTP.
5
To turn FTP service on, select the Enable FTP Service checkbox.
Note: Registered users who log on using an FTP client application must
have the appropriate access privileges to at least one share point
to use FTP services. See Setting access privileges.
To prevent use of FTP services, deselect the checkbox.
6
To allow guest access to FTP services, select the "Enable Anonymous
Log On" checkbox. To disable guest FTP access, deselect the checkbox.
When anonymous FTP is on, anyone on your network or on the Internet,
if you are connected to it, can use FTP client software to log
on to the Web & File Server and transfer files according to the
privileges that you've assigned for each share point in the Everyone
category. To log on, users enter "anonymous" or "ftp" as their
user name.
Note: Turning off anonymous FTP does not affect users currently logged
on anonymously. For information about disconnecting users manually,
see Disconnecting users.
7
If you're turning on anonymous FTP service, make sure that you've
assigned an access privilege other than None to the Everyone category
for at least one shared item.
See Setting access privileges.
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Click the Save button.
The Web & File Server displays a message when an FTP client logs in. You can edit the messages by making changes to the appropriate files, but do not change the file names.
The three FTP messages are
•
FTP Connect Message, displayed when users connect to the Web &
File Server for FTP service
•
FTP Login Message, displayed after registered users type in their
name and (if required) password to log on to the Web & File Server
for FTP service
•
FTP Anonymous Login Message, displayed when users log on anonymously
The FTP message files are located in the FTP Preferences folder, inside the AppleShare IP Preferences folder, which is inside the Preferences folder in the System Folder. To edit the file, open it using any text-processing program. Changes take effect after you restart the Web & File server computer.
Each FTP message file can contain up to 31 lines. Each line must end with a Return and should be no more than 80 characters long.
Note: If you change the names or locations of the FTP message files, the Web & File Server will not be able to locate your files when they are needed and will display the default messages.
MacBinary and BinHex are common file formats used to transfer Mac OS files over a network. If your files are encoded into one of these formats, the information specific to Mac OS files (for example, the resource fork, file type, and creator code) is preserved when the file is requested over a network.
BinHex files are larger and therefore may take longer to send over a network. However, BinHex encoding is supported by more platforms than the MacBinary format.
Note: The FTP server automatically appends the suffix ".bin" to any transferred file that contains a resource fork.
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