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We will help you set up Wing FTP Server in a few minutes.

 

Login

When installation of Wing FTP Server is completed, you need to launch your web browser and put http://127.0.0.1:5466 in the address line to start the administration page. Here, 5466 is the default administration listener port. You can change it to the port you specified during the installation process. (Microsoft Windows users can launch the Administrator simply by double-clicking the Wing FTP Server icon in the system tray or the Desktop)

login

 

Enter Administrator's account name and password specified during installation and click the "Login" button.

 

 

Creating Your First Domain

If no domain has been created, you will be asked whether you would like to create a new domain. Clicking Yes starts the domain creation Dialog. This Dialog can be run at any time by clicking the "Create New Domain" button which can be found at the Domains page.

 

creatdomain

 

You need to specify the configuration as the picture shows below:

 

Firstly, you need to provide a unique name for the domain. It's simply an identifier to distinguish the domain from others. Please note that  this domain name must be unique.

 

Secondly, specify the IP address used to connect to this domain. If you choose the default asterisk(*), it means telling the server to use any IP address available on the computer.

 

The last thing is to identify the protocols and ports to be used on this domain. The default setting allows all protocols. If you want to disable one protocol, just uncheck the protocol box.

 

The default ports can also be changed to satisfy your needs. Click OK to finish the creation of new domain.

 

Now your first domain has been created successfully! It is so easy, right? And you may find its additional properties and settings in the Domain Setting Page.

 

 

Creating Your First User Account

After your first domain is created, you need to add a user account for this domain. Click "Add User" button which can be found at Users Page.

createuser

 

 

You need to provide a unique user name for the user account. This user name is used to begin the authentication process when connecting to the server. The user name must be unique for this domain, in the meantime other domains on your server may have an account with the same user name. To create an anonymous account, check the anonymous box.

 

After specifying a unique user name, you also need to specify a password for the account. If you want to allow anyone who knows the user name to access your domain, just uncheck the option "enable password".

 

The last step is to add a home/virtual directory for this account. It is the location on the server's hard drive (or accessible network resource) where the user will be placed after successful login. Please click "directory" tab in Create User dialog.

 

userdir

There is no directory available for newly created user account, so you need to add a directory for this user. Click "Add Directory" button to choose a directory in your computer. After choosing the directory, access rights need to be granted for it. The rights can be inherited by all subdirectories contained in an accessible directory. The default access rights are "file read" and "dir list", which allow user to list files(folders) or download files.

 

Test

Congratulations! Your Wing FTP Server is now accessible and ready for file sharing. If you've enabled HTTP protocol during the domain creation process, now you can test it with a web browser.

Enter http://127.0.0.1:80 (80 is the HTTP port specified in the domain). You will be taken to the login page showing:

 

login

 

Enter the account name and password you just created and click "Login" button.

 

 

webclient

 

Now you can download and upload files in both home and virtual directories.