3.19. SERV U FTP

CHAPTER 3. HOW DO I USE HOSTING CONTROLLER?

  Always allow login   A user can log in even when the maximum number of users for the server is

reached. This is a useful setting for an administrator account.

  Only allow one login from same IP   Prevents a user from concurrently logging in more than a

certain number of times. A minimum of two is recommended to ensure trouble free operation for the

users.

  Allow user change password   Allow the user change their own password.

9. Set the maximum upload and download speed allowed, in kilobytes per second, in the Max. Upload

Speed and Max. Download Speed fields.

10. Enter the maximum number of minutes that you allow a connection before it automatically disconnects in

the Idle Timeout field, and the maximum number of users allowed access at one time in the Max. no.

of users field.

11. Enter the location of the login message in the Login Message File field.

12. Click on the Enable UL / DL ratios tick box if you want to set up rules requiring X number of uploads

for each Y number of downloads. These ratios can be by number of files, or by bytes. Choose the type of

information track from the Count drop down list, enter the ratio of uploads downloads in the Ratios UL

/ DL fields, and enter the number of bytes/files credited the user in the Preset / Current field. This

is the initial credit value a user receives if counting per session, or accumulated across multiple sessions if

counting over all sessions.

13. Click on the Enable UL / DL ratios tick box if you want to set a disk space limit for the user. Enter the

maximum amount of space a user can use in the Maximum field.

14. Click on the access or deny radio button if you want to deny access a particular IP address and enter the

IP address in the adjacent Rule field. You can use an asterisk as a wildcard character. Repeat as required.

15. Click on the

button.

Figure 3.80: Adding a Serv U FTP site

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