Installing the FTP Server

Similar to the earlier version of IIS, the FTP publishing service is not installed by default. To add the FTP role service included with IIS 8 running on Windows Server 2012, complete the following steps in Server Manager after IIS has been installed:

1. From the Manage menu, select Add Roles and Features.

2. Click Next on the Before you Begin page after reading the notes provided.

3. Click Next to accept the default installation type of Role-Based or Feature-Based Installation.

4. Select the web server from the server pool and click Next.

5. On the Select Server Roles page, install FTP 8 by expanding Web Server (IIS) (Installed) in the Roles section and then expanding the FTP Server section and selecting the FTP Service ...

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