We have a shared drive (windows 7), and I want to set up a server-client FTP system on office local network, so that people can have access to different folders or sub-folders with permission.
I searched a lot, and I found FileZilla. It is a very nice free software, perfect logs, comprehensive permission sets, etc. However, the problem is the user-interface of FileZilla Client, which is not so friendly. For example, when a client wants to open several images and see them, he/she has to open them one by one, compared to windows homegroup, where one can use windows photo viewer and open one image in a folder, and it automatically switches to the next.
Are there any methods so that clients can access the shared files/folders in windows explorer instead of FileZilla client UI? Any suggestions?
Edit 1
I did the following:
In the client PC, in my computer address bar, I typed:
ftp://192.168.1.33
It asked for username and password, I entered the client user/pass set in filezilla, and it logged in.
I was able to see the files and folders in windows explorer. This is Awesome.
But the problem is when I double click on files to open them, windows opens them using google chrome.
How can I set it so that every file is opened via its associated standard program? (For example, windows photo viewer opens pictures, adobe reader opens pdf files, etc.)
Any suggestions !?
Edit 2
Is Active Directory a better choice for me !!!?