IPSWITCH FTP Pro software

For your convenience we have included the configurations to set up your web accout through IPSWITCH FTP Pro software, (if you chose to use this package).

Other FTP software packages can be used and we do not provide technical support for them.

IPSwitch offers a free 30 day trial download that you can access through this site on the home page.
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1. Configuring a new FTP site

 In the Connection dialog box, select New Site from the File menu (If you select a folder, or a file in a folder before selecting New Site the new site will be created in that folder.)

Enter a name for the site. Note: Do not enter an underscore as the first character in the site name; and do not use an exclamation point or brackets anywhere in the site name.

Enter a host name or IP address.

When done, click Finish. The site appears selected in the list of Configured Sites. You can now drag the new site into an existing folder or create a new folder for the site.  Select the site you just created.   

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2. Host Information

Host Name.      ftp.yourhost.com

Enter User ID, Password, and Account.  NOTE: User ID and Account are the same.

Firewall. If you have configured a firewall, select the firewall configuration from the list.

Passive Mode. Turn this on if you want your PC to establish the data connection to the FTP site instead of the site establishing the data connection to your PC. This is recommended for most FTP sites, and it is absolutely necessary for some firewall and gateway configurations and when you get failed data channel errors. Note, however, that not all FTP sites support passive mode.

  Comment. Enter any comments you want to include with this site. 

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Setting the startup folder on an FTP site

  You can set the folder that is current when you first connect to an FTP site.

From the Connection dialog, select the site in the Configured Sites list.

  Click the Advanced Properties button.

Check the “Don’t Cache Directory Listings” box and then click the Startup tab.

In the Remote Site Folder text box, enter your User ID  

Click OK to finish and Click Save at the main Connection window to save these settings.

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Connecting to Remote Site

  From the main connection window, select the site you configured and click on connect. 

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Copying files to the Remote Site

  After connecting to the site, select the HTML files and folders of your website that you want to post from the left portion of the program and click on the upload arrow in the center of the screen pointing right.  If your main web page (home) file name is called “default.html” you do not need to enter a file extension to access your page.

  If your home page is named “default.htm” then enter www.yourhost.com/ftp

If your home page is named “home.htm” then you will need to enter www.yourhost.com/ftp/home.htm to access it.

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