How to Configure a New User Account to Access the FTP Server February 11, 2023

This guide explains how to configure a Windows user account to access an FTP server using IIS (Internet Information Services).

Steps to Configure FTP User Access in IIS:

1. Press Windows + R, type inetmgr, and press Enter to open IIS Manager.
2. In the left pane, expand Sites.
3. Select your FTP site.
4. Double-click Authorisation Rules.
5. In the Actions pane, click Add Allow Rule…
6. Select Specified users.
7. Enter the Windows username (local or domain).
8. Select Read and/or Write permissions as required.
9. Click OK to save the changes.

The user can now connect to the FTP server using the configured Windows credentials. You can repeat the same steps to grant FTP access to additional users.