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WS_FTP Server Overview What is WS_FTP Server? System requirements for WS_FTP Server How FTP works How SSH works Activating WS_FTP Server for new or upgraded licenses Sending feedback Learning about WS_FTP Server Manager Understanding the server architecture Understanding the relationship between listeners and hosts Accessing the WS_FTP Server Manager Managing WS_FTP Server remotely Navigating the WS_FTP Server Manager Using the top menu Configuring and Managing WS_FTP Server Setting global options Starting and stopping the server Changing the default host Changing the host separator Configuring DNS for hosts Activating FIPS Mode Configuring the WS_FTP Server database Configuring a PostgreSQL database Configuring a Microsoft SQL Server database Configuring Hosts About hosts Choosing host configuration Creating hosts Associating hosts with listeners Configuring an external user database Microsoft Windows user database ODBC user database Microsoft Active Directory user database LDAP user database Troubleshooting an LDAP connection and query Synchronizing external user databases Synchronizing external user databases from the command line Using Windows file permissions Changing user context via user impersonation Changing user context on the services Setting host options Setting folder listings to use local time Setting maximum number of connections Enabling anonymous access Controlling access by IP address Using firewalls with WS_FTP Server What is a NAT firewall? Enabling disabled users Using banner, welcome and exit messages Using message variables Disabling the default banner message Setting timeouts for connections Limiting connections to a host Deleting hosts Renaming hosts Managing hosts from the command line About Impersonation Settings Configuring SITE commands Creating a SITE command Securing SITE commands Configuring Listeners About listeners Creating Listeners Configuring listeners for SSH Configuring listeners for SSL Managing User Accounts How user accounts work Setting user options for hosts Configuring user settings Changing user passwords Enabling disabled users from the command line Resetting a user's failed login count Understanding administrator privileges Granting administrative privileges Creating user accounts Setting users' home folders Renaming a user account Deleting user accounts Disabling user accounts Managing users from the command line Managing User Groups How user groups work Creating user groups Adding users to user groups Removing users from a group Deleting user groups Managing Folders and Files Managing folders About user home folders About virtual folders Creating, editing, and deleting virtual folders Understanding limitations of virtual folders Managing folder permissions Understanding folder permissions How WS_FTP Server determines permissions Setting Folder Permissions Using Windows permissions Checking file integrity Cleaning Up Old Files and Empty Subfolders Using Rules and Notifications Rules overview About bandwidth limits Creating bandwidth limits About failed login rules Creating failed login rules About folder action rules Creating folder action rules About quota limit rules Creating quota limit rules About notifications Configuring the Notification Server About email notifications Creating email notifications About pager notifications Creating a pager notification About SMS notifications Creating SMS notifications Using notification variables Using SSL What is SSL? Understanding SSL terminology SSL Terminology Choosing a type of SSL Configuring implicit SSL Common SSL configurations Selecting an SSL certificate Importing an SSL certificate Creating an SSL certificate Selecting an SSL Security Level Disabling SSL Requiring SSL for specific folders Requesting client certificates Signing SSL certificates Using SSH What is SSH? How does SSH work? Understanding SSH terminology Selecting methods of authentication Configuring multi-factor authentication Selecting an SSH host key Creating an SSH host key Selecting SSH user keys Importing SSH user keys Creating SSH user keys Specifying MACs and ciphers Using SCP2 What is SCP? SCP2 support in WS_FTP Server with SSH Enabling SCP2 connections in WS_FTP SSH server Examples of SCP2 transfers Summary of supported SCP2 options Using the Log About the log Configuring log settings Viewing the log Logging multiple servers to one log server Managing Connections in Real-time Monitoring active sessions Terminating an active session Viewing server statistics Protecting against IP connection attacks About IP Lockouts Configuring IP Lockouts Maintaining the Server Backing up WS_FTP Server Restoring WS_FTP Server from backup Maintaining the WS_FTP Server data store Maintaining a WS_FTP Server failover cluster Backing up WS_FTP Server in a failover cluster Restoring WS_FTP Server in a failover cluster Server Modules About WS_FTP Server Web Transfer Module About Ad Hoc Transfer Module RFC 959 Highlights Overview of RFC 959 FTP commands FTP replies Index