Using the top menu

The top menu, located in the header section of each page, provides quick access to almost every aspect of the WS_FTP Server Manager.

Home Menu

• Home. Select this option to return to the home page.

Server Menu

• Listeners. Select this option to manage listeners. From the listeners, you can configure SSH host keys and SSL certificates.
• Hosts. Select this option to manage hosts.
• SSL Certificates. Select this option to create, import or delete SSL certificates.
• Log Viewer. Select this option to view the server log statistical information about the server.
• Notifications. Select this option to view existing notifications or create new ones.
• Session Manager. Select this option to view statistics about the current sessions connected to the server and to forcefully terminate specific sessions.
• Server Settings
  • Server Details. Select this option to view information about the server and to configure the host separator for all hosts.
  • Notification Server. Select this option to specify the information needed to connect to the notification server.
  • Log Settings. Select this option to specify the information needed to connect to the log server. You can also specify the depth of detail that is logged.
• Services. Select this option to manage the WS_FTP Server services. From this page, you can view the current status of each service and start, stop or restart any of the services.
• Modules. Select this option to open the Modules page, which show any separately purchased modules that you have installed. The modules extend WS_FTP Server functionality, for example, the Web Access module provides web-based transfer to your users.

Host Menu

• Current host name. Select this option (which displays as the host name of the current host) to open the home page for this host.
  • Manage Hosts. Select this option to open the host selection page used to change the current host.
• Host Details. Select this option to configure host, user and password options for the current host.
• Users. Select this option to manage users on the current host.
• User Groups. Select this option to manage user groups on the current host.
• Folders. Select this option to specify permissions on folders and to manage virtual folders.
• Rules & Notifications
  • Failed Login Rules. Select this option to configure rules that are triggered after multiple failed attempts to log in.
  • Folder Action Rules. Select this option to configure rules that are triggered when specified actions are performed on specified folders and files.
  • Quota Limit Rules. Select this option to configure the amount of disk space each user or user group can consume.
  • Bandwidth Limits. Select this option to configure how much bandwidth each user or user group can consume.
• SITE Commands. Select this option to configure and manage permissions to SITE commands for the current host.
• Host Settings
  • Access Control. Select this option to control access to the host by IP address.
  • Firewall Settings. Select this option to specify the IP address and port that the server uses in response to passive connections.
  • Messages. Select this option to specify welcome and exit messages for the host.
  • SSL Settings. Select this option to configure SSL settings specific to the host.

Help Menu

• Help System. Select this option to open the help file.
• Support
  • Support Center. Select this option to open the support center pages on the Ipswitch web site.
  • Knowledge Base. Select this option to open the knowledge base on the Ipswitch web site.
• About Ipswitch
  • Ipswitch Web Site. Select this option to open the Ipswitch web site.
  • iCare. Select this option to find out about iCare, Ipswitch's campaign to fight child poverty.
• About this Product. Select this option to view information about the product, including serial and activation numbers.