FTP Client Configuration & Usage
- Category: Hosting
- Author: Barry Von Ahsen, Information Systems Security Manager
- Date: February 21, 2011
FTP Client Configuration
Many Visionary Services hosting plans include one or more FTP accounts. Configuring your FTP account to work in WinSCP or FileZilla is a matter of completing a few quick steps. Please make sure you have your FTP username and password available before continuing. Other FTP clients may use a similar process – check with Visionary Services for more details.
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First, you will need to install an FTP client. We recommend WinSCP or FileZilla. Note: both WinSCP and FileZilla are free FTP clients.
View WinSCP Configuration & Use instructions.
View FileZilla Configuration & Use instructions.
WinSCP Configuration
1. After installation, launch WinSCP. You will see the following window. Click New.
2. The following window will appear. Under Host name, enter the host provided. Under User name, enter the user provided. Under Password, enter the password provided. Make sure at the bottom of the window under File protocol FTP is selected, and No encryption is selected.
3. In the left-hand menu, select Connection. Make sure Passive mode is checked, then click Save...
4. Enter a descriptive name that is meaningful to you, or accept the default name WinSCP suggests. Make sure Save password is checked.
Using WinSCP
1. In the initial WinSCP window, choose the connection saved above, and click Login.
2. The FTP site will appear. The left pane shows the files on your computer, the right pane shows the files on the FTP server. To transfer files, drag them from the left pane to the right pane.
FileZilla Configuration
1. After installation, launch FileZilla. Click File, then Site Manager. Click the New Site button.
2. Type a descriptive name that is meaningful to you.
3. In the right-hand area, change Logon Type to Normal.
4. Complete the Host, User, and Password fields. Click the OK button to save the site.
Using FileZilla
1. In the initial FileZilla window, click File, then Site Manager.
2. Locate the site you previously saved, highlight it, and click the Connect button.
3. The FTP site will appear. The left pane shows the files on your computer, the right pane shows the files on the FTP server. To transfer files, drag them from the left pane to the right pane. 