Configuring the File Transfer Protocol server

You can configure your File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server to work with graphical FTP clients, Web browsers, and Web tools.

The TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities licensed program comes with TCP/IP FTP servers configured. When you start TCP/IP, the FTP server starts simultaneously. Before you configure an FTP server on the Internet, you need to review these safeguards to protect your data:

• Use a firewall between your system and the Internet.

• Use a nonproduction system for your FTP server.

• Do not attach the FTP server to the rest of your company's Local Area Networks (LANs) or Wide Area Network (WANs).

• Use FTP exit programs to secure access to the FTP server.

• Test FTP exit programs once a month to ensure that they do not contain security loopholes.

• Do not allow anonymous FTP users to have read and write access to the same directory. This permits the anonymous user to be untraceable on the Internet.

• Log all access to your FTP server and review the logs daily or weekly for possible attacks.

• Verify that the correct exit programs are registered for the FTP server once a month.

• Review the Secure FTP topic for information about securing your FTP server.

• Configuring File Transfer Protocol server in iSeries Navigator
  iSeries™ Navigator provides a graphical user interface (GUI) from which you can configure and manage the i5/OS^® File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server.

• Configuring FTP servers for graphical FTP clients and Web tools
  File Transfer Protocol (FTP) servers on the i5/OS operating system support graphical FTP clients, Web browsers, and other Web tools. Because most graphical FTP clients use the UNIX-style format as their list format and path file as their file name format, you need to configure your FTP server to support these formats.

• Configuring anonymous File Transfer Protocol
  Anonymous File Transfer Protocol (FTP) enables remote users to use the FTP server without an assigned user ID and password.

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