Only the FTP communication log when the communication port of server to which the FTP client is collected is set to "21" will be recorded.
The log of FTP.EXE on 64-bit OS cannot be obtained.
When an FTP client is started from Command Prompt, only the Windows FTP.EXE will be recorded by this function.
This function will not record FTP transfer performed by secure FTP (FTP protocol such as FTPS and SFTP for encrypted communication), Web browser plug-in, or ActiveX.
The file names obtained in the FTP operation log are the file names on the FTP server. The file paths will not be obtained.
When an FTP download operation is performed in Windows Explorer, the file name may be encoded with URL. In this case, the log will be recorded as URL encoded string.
A FTP operation log is collected during FTP upload and download operations. Therefore, even if exception occurs during the process of file transfer and the transfer is cancelled by user, log will still be recorded.
The FTP transfer using Internet Explorer will be obtained as Web operation log.
When policy is changed during the startup process of the FTP client, the FTP client being started will run according to the policy before change.
When using Windows Explorer, the following operations may occur through enabling/disabling FTP folder view:
When FTP folder view is enabled
The upload and download operation log will be obtained, but the file path will not be obtained. Only the file name will be obtained.
When FTP folder view is disabled
The upload operation cannot be performed. The download operation log will be obtained. The file path will not be obtained. Only the file name will be obtained.
If you access an FTP server from Internet Explorer in an environment where Internet Explorer 11 is installed, no FTP operation log will be obtained.
When a user without administrator authority runs Internet Explorer as the administrator and operates the FTP operation log feature, the related operation logs will not be recorded.
The FTP operation log feature does not work for Microsoft Edge (the latter does not support access to FTP servers that require login using user name/password).
It may not be possible to collect logs if Windows FTP.EXE is executed with a script specified in the option.
