Chapter III - Getting started

This chapter will quickly detail the administration interface of G6FTP Server.

There are 2 main applications in G6FTP Server :
- the FTP server engine
- the FTP administration

The FTP Server engine runs by itself transparently (no interface) and is accessible with the Administration GUI.
Once installed, FTP Server will run as a service (that means it runs as soon as Windows is started, without anyone logged).
Administration can be launched from Start menu / Programs / Gene6 FTP Server / Administration.

Once installed the Remote Administration will be launched (if you selected the option at the end of the installation, if it is not launched you can run it from the Start menu / Gene6 FTP Server).

Interface and server settings :

The left pane is the most important, it lists all main options categories.

Once you have selected a main option, it will develop on the right pane.

Rules:

FTP Server :
- Settings apply to all domains (override).
- Certificates are available in all domain properties / SSL options.
- Logs & reports contains logs about FTP server usage.
- Plugins reports registered plugins (located in \plugins directory) available for all domains in the server.
- Status displays statistics for all domains.

Domains :
- Settings apply to all users/groups (override).

A running FTP server is composed of two main things :

- a domain (like ftp.gene6.com)
- at least one account

Then depending on your needs you will be able to add SSL support as well as defining new accounts, groups.

What you need to know before creating a server :
- will it be a public or a private FTP server ?
- will you host multiple domains ?
- do you need an anonymous account ?
- do you need encryption ?
- are you behind a router, on a lan ?

You are now ready to explore the available features of the software.