When Rumpus is first launched, the Setup Assistant opens to guide you through initial setup and installation. First, you select a folder on your hard drive, which will be the default top-level folder of the FTP server. Individual users can be assigned unique FTP areas later.

The next step in completing the Setup Assistant is to create a user account. The "Define Users" window will allow you to create and manage user accounts, but here, the Setup Assistant needs just a username and password to create the first account for you.

The last step is to enable the Web File Manager. In most cases, we strongly recommend enabling the WFM for simplified server access using any modern Web browser. To allow users to connect via FTP client or Web browser, just check the "Enable" checkbox.

The assistant installs the Rumpus server and creates all needed settings files. Based on the options you specified, Rumpus then provides instructions on how to connect using either an FTP client or Web browser. A short note also provides information on setting up your network to accept outside connections, based on the type of network you have.