configure FileZilla Server Passive Port Range:
- Open up the FileZilla GUI on your server.
- Click on the top menu
Edit
-> Settings
. - From the tree menu click on
Passive mode settings
. - Now make sure the checkbox
Use custom port range
is checked and enter 50100
in the first box a and 51100
in the second. - Click OK
Configurating the Firewall
Lets open up the Firewall panel, press the Windows key on your keyboard and start typing firewall
. The result should be Windows Firewall with advanced...
. Click it or hit enter.
- From the tree, select Inbound Rules.
- In the right panel, click
New Rule
. - A windows pops up, select
Port
and click next. - Make sure TCP is selected, and enter
50100-51100
in the Specific local ports field. - Hit
Next
and make sure the Allow connection
option is selected. Then hit Next again. - Select the zones where this rule need to be applied (in my case I have selected all the zones).
- Click Next and give this rule a recognizable name:
Passive FTP Ports - FileZilla
. - Click on Finish, and your done.
In case you have not yet added port 21 to the Firewall you can use the same steps, but instead of using port 50100-51100 just use port 21