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Change Default Home Page to New File Share in Serv-U

This article shows how to change the default home page to New File Share.

First published date

4/19/2022 8:16 PM

Last published date

7/11/2025 5:51 PM

Overview

When clients want their users to always use the New File Share interface as the home page.

Product section

Serv-U Managed File Transfer & Serv-U FTP Server

Resolution

You can configure the New File Share as the default Serv-U web page by Global, Group, and User-Level.

In Global-Level setup, you will need to configure this under the Settings tab:

1. From the Serv-U Serv-U Management console.
2. Open the Limits & Settings window under Global.
3. Unde the Settings tab, set Default Web Client to New File Share.
4. Click Save.


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In Group-Level setup, you will need to configure this per group which will be applied to all members of the group: 
1. From the Serv-U Serv-U Management console
2. Open the Group Properties window by double-clicking the desired group. 
3. Unde the Group Information tab, set Default Web Client to New File Share.
4. Click Save.

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In User-Level setup, you will need to configure this per User account: 
1. From the Serv-U Serv-U Management console.
2. Open the User Properties window by double-clicking on the user profile.
3. Under the User Infomation tab, set Default Web Client to New File Share.
4. Click Save

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