To Enable Direct Metabase Edit:

1. Open the IIS Microsoft Management Console (MMC).
2. Right-click on the Local Computer node.
3. Select Properties.
4. Make sure the Enable Direct Metabase Edit checkbox is checked. 

Configure PassivePortRange via ADSUTIL script:

1. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
2. Type cd Inetpub\AdminScripts and then press ENTER.
3. Type the following command where the range is specified in "..".
   
   cscript.exe adsutil.vbs set /MSFTPSVC/PassivePortRange "5001-5201"
   
4. Restart the FTP Publishing Service. You'll see the following output, when you configure via ADSUTIL script:

Microsoft (R) Windows Script Host Version 5.6
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation 1996-2001. All rights reserved.

PassivePortRange : (STRING) "5001-5201"

 To add a range of ports to Windows Firewall from the Command Line

1. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
2. Type in the following where the range is specified in ( ) and the name of the firewall entry is in " ".
   FOR /L %I IN (5001,1,5201) DO netsh firewall add portopening TCP %I "Passive FTP"%I
3. Each port in the range will be added with an "OK" confirmation.

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