This guide walks you through the creation of your first 'site profile' This profile is a collection of information (FTP hostname or IP address, userID, password, etc.) which tells WS_FTP Pro where and how to make connections to your FTP sites. Once a connection is made to the site, you will be able to upload or download files from there. The guide begins on the Connect to Remote Host dialog.
Start WS_FTP Pro by double clicking on the WS_FTP Pro icon on your desktop or by going to Start > Programs > WS_FTP Pro > WS_FTP Pro.
If you are not on the Connect to Remote Host dialog, select Connect from the
File menu.
- On the Connect to Remote Host dialog, click the Create Site button. The
Site Profile wizard appears.
- In the Name box, enter what you want to call your new site profile. The name can be anything you would like, but it should easily identify the site you are connecting to, such as 'website' or 'work_server' or 'music.'
- Click the Next > button.
- In the Host Name or IP Address box, enter the address for the FTP site.
[For example: ftp.ipswitch.com or 02.312.67.112) You get this information from your ISP (Internet Service Provider) OR the server administrator of the FTP site.]
- Click the Next > button.
- In the User ID and Password boxes, enter the username and password assigned to you by the ISP or server administrator of the FTP site.
- Select the Save Password option.
- Click Finish. The Site Profile Wizard closes, and your new site appears on the
Connect to Remote Host dialog in the site list.
You are now ready to use your new site profile to connect to your FTP
site and begin transferring files.
Note: You must be connected to the Internet to continue.
- Select the site profile you just created and click the Connect button.
- The Connect to Remote Host dialog closes, and WS_FTP Pro attempts to make the connection to the FTP site using the information you supplied in the site profile.
- If the connection is successful, the right side of the window will show the directory you are connected to and all of the files and folders stored there.
