WS_FTP Pro allows you to store basic information about an FTP server (or remote host) and how you want to interact with it. This basic information is stored in a "session profile."

1 Click the Connect button.
2 Click the New button.
3 Enter the appropriate information as described below, then click Apply and OK.
Profile Name. This is the name of the session profile (the collection of information about the site), and can be anything you desire to identify the connection you are creating. The length of this name is restricted as it is used as a section name in the WS_FTP.INI file. Click the Profile Name list box to show the choices. This name can (and should) be different than the Host Name/Address!

Host Name/Address. This is either a fully qualified Internet host name or an IP address.

Host Type. If you know the host type, select it from the drop down list. If you don't know, try "auto detect". If you can connect to a remote host but don't get a directory listing, try changing the host type on the Session tab of Program Options to "Automatic detect," which takes care of about 90% of all hosts.

Note: If you still don't get a directory listing, check the messages log (click the LogWnd button) to see if the Host Type is identified there. Then, select the corresponding host type from the drop-down list.

User ID. Enter the User ID you want to use for this profile. (Or, you can click the Anonymous Login check box to automatically enter anonymous as the user.)

Anonymous check box. Checking this box will automatically enter anonymous as your User ID and enter your e-mail address as the Password.

Password. Enter the password that you want to use for the User ID that you entered. If this is an anonymous login, enter your full electronic mail address. You can place a minus (-) sign in front of the e-mail address to reduce the number of site administrator messages you receive.

 Note: Instead of entering your password for anonymous logins, it is recommended that you simply click the Anonymous Login check box.

Save Pwd. Check this box only if you are the only user of your computer and no one else has access to your WS_FTP directory. Passwords are stored in the WS_FTP.INI file in an encrypted form.
 Note: This check box can be removed from the options by entering the line SPFLAGS=1 in one of the following:

the [config] section of the WS_FTP.INI file in the WS_FTP directory
the [WS_FTP] section of the WIN.INI file in the Windows directory
Account. If the remote host requires an account, enter the account you want to use for the User ID you entered. (In most cases, this field will be left blank because most hosts do not use an "account" for authentication.) Note that the account is used for VM/CMS hosts for the initial password to the user's default directory. When you change directories (ChgDir) on a VM/CMS host you are prompted each time for the password to connect to that directory.

Comment. Enter any comments you want to include with this session profile.


 

It is best NOT to enter your password into the designated area shown above, but rather let the system ask you in a separate dialog box, as below. This extra security measure is to prevent someone from gaining access to your computer and automatically having access to your UNIX account.


 

After successfully logging in, you will see a screen similar to the one below.  Note the LOCAL and REMOTE panes refer to your local computer (on the left) and the faculty server (on the right).

Unless you are just transferring TEXT (then your setting should be ASCII), keep the file type setting at BINARY or AUTO.

To transfer a file, merely SELECT the file in either window pane and click the ARROW in between the panes to show the direction of the transfer. Make sure that you are in the correct directory (folder) to receive the file (the directory is shown at the top of each of the window panes).

All files to be published as part of your faculty web space, must be subordinate to your "public_html" subdirectory. If you do not have a "public_html" subdirectory, please read the directions on publishing to a UMUC server in http://faculty.ed.umuc.edu/~bennette/cti/faq.html.

Use the HELP button to find out more information on the particular features and buttons.