# Configure the FTP Server for LAN Backups and Restores

Before you back up the LAN, you must configure the backup data store. You can use any properly configured FTP server for LAN backups. The configuration requirements vary across FTP server types. The following example details how to configure an open source Server on a Windows operating system.

Note: The configuration requirements and procedures vary across FTP server types.

## Configuring the FTP Server for LAN Backup and Restore

To configure the backup data store on the FTP server

1. Set up the root folder for the NuPoint UM backup (for example, NUPOINT\SiteA) and click I Agree to continue.

2. Double-click the executable file to download the server software.

3. On the Licence Agreement window, click I Agree to proceed with the installation.

4. On the Choose Components window, click Next to install the default installation options:

   1. Server (Service)

   2. Administration Interface

   3. Start Menu Shortcuts

   4. Desktop Icon

5. On the Choose Install Location window, click Next to accept the default location to install the server software: C:\Program Files\Backup Server.

6. On the Startup Settings window

   1. Click Next to accept the default startup settings for the Backup Server: Install as service, started with Windows (default).

   2. Click Next to accept additional default startup settings for the Backup Server: Start if user logs on, apply to all users (default).

7. On the Installation Complete window, click Close.

8. On the Connect to Server window, click OK to accept the default server IP address and port and click OK. The Backup server console opens.

9. In the Backup Server Console, on the menu bar, click the Groups (double headed) icon. The Groups window appears.

10. To create a group for backing up data, under Groups, type a name and click Add.

11. Set up shared folders for the group:

    1. Under Page, click Shared folders.

    2. In the center pane, click Add and add the NuPoint UM backup root folder (you created in Step 1) as the shared folder.

    3. Under Files and Directories, select all of the check boxes to enable all of the file and directory options.

    4. Click Set as home directory to make the directory the home directory for the group and click OK.

12. In the Backup Server Console, on the menu bar, click the Users (head) icon. The Users window appears.

13. Set up a user account:

    1. Under Users, enter a password and click Add.

    2. Under Account settings, ensure Enable account and Password are enabled.

    3. After Group membership, select the group you created in Step 10.

    4. After Maximum connection count, enter 0.

    5. After Connection limit per IP, enter 0.

    6. Under Page, click Shared folders to continue.

14. Set up shared folders for the user account:

    1. Under Page, click Shared folders.

    2. In the center pane, click Add and add the NuPoint UM backup root folder (you created in Step 1) as the shared folder.

    3. Under Files and Directories, select all of the check boxes to enable all of the file and directory options.

    4. Click Set as home directory to make the directory the home directory for the user and click OK. The Backup server console opens.

    5. Log on to the FTP server to test the network share.

Parent topic: Backup and Restore