Connecting to WS FTP™

You can connect to WS FTP by setting up a host name and password. This example uses the FTP host name yourname.com. 

1.  Under the General tab, click The New button
2.  Replace the example host name (yourname.com) with your host name
3.  Type in your password that accompanies your host name

OPTIONAL: To allow the program to remember your password, check the Save Pwd box

4.  To access the screen shown above, run WS_FTP 
NOTE: If the screen does not appear automatically, click the Connect button

5.  Fill in the remaining boxes with the appropriate information and click Apply to save the settings

6.  Click OK to connect to the server

Now that you have established an FTP profile and connected to the server, it's time to transfer files. We'll show you how to do this in the next section.

The other configurable items are optional. See your software's help section for further details.

WS FTP Transferring Files
To access the screen shown below, select the profile you set up in the previous step.

Now that you have established an FTP profile and connected to the server, it's time to transfer files. This tutorial covers only the basics of transferring files to and from the server. For advanced features, see the help section under the WS_FTP menu.

1.  Locate the local file on your hard drive 

2.  Use the green arrow to move up a directory, or click a folder to view the files within it.
NOTE: Make sure you are in the appropriate remote directory. Normally this will be /Documents or one of its subdirectories.

3.  Set the transfer mode
NOTE: For HTML (text) files, this should be set to ASCII; for binary files (Images/Programs) this should be set to Binary. If you are not sure, use the Auto setting.

4.  Highlight the local file and click the arrow pointing to the right
The file will transfer and appear on the remote side.

Transferring from the Server
To transfer from the server back to your hard drive, reverse Steps 1-4.

See your software's help section for further details on deleting and renaming files, or creating new directories.

Ipswitch, the maker of WS_FTP offers extensive product support and, a copy of the user's manual on their site.

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