Difference between revisions of "WSFTP Setup"

Revision as of 10:54, 8 May 2009

Configuring

The first time you open WS_FTP, a Session Profile window will appear. Fill it out as follows:

1. Enter "XMission" in the Profile Name: field.
2. Enter "ftp.xmission.com" in the Host Name: field.
3. For Host Type:, select Automatic detect.
4. Enter your XMission username in the User ID: field.
5. Enter your XMission password in the Password: field.
6. Check Save Password if you don't wish to type it every time.
7. In the Remote Host: field, where the word account is your XMission username, enter /home/users/a/account/public_html.
8. Click the Save button.
9. Click on the OK button to connect.

Uploading

1. Open WS_FTP and connect using your XMission profile.
2. On the left side, Local System, find the folder which contains the file you wish to upload For example, "C:\Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\website\".
3. On the right side, Remote System, find the directory you wish to upload your page to For example, /home/users/a/acctname/public_html/.
4. If you are uploading .html, .cgi, or any other text files, click ASCII. If you are uploading .jpg, .exe, .wav, .mov, or any other binary files, click Binary.
5. Click ONCE on the file you wish to upload to highlight it.
6. Click on the -> button in the middle of the window to upload the file.

   Note: You can also drag-and-drop files from the left window to the right to upload them.

Downloading

1. Open WS_FTP and connect using your XMission profile.
2. On the right side, Remote System, find the folder which contains the file you wish to download For example, /home/users/a/acctname/public_html.
3. On the left side, Local System, find the directory you wish to download your page to For example, "C:\Program Files\Microsoft FrontPage\pages\".
4. If you are downloading .html, .cgi, or any other text files, click ASCII. If you are downloading .jpg, .exe, .wav, .mov, or any other binary files, click Binary.
5. Click once on the file you wish to download to highlight it.
6. Click on the <- button in the middle of the window to download the file.

   Note: You can also drag-and-drop files from the right window to the left to download them.

Renaming

1. Open WS_FTP and connect using your XMission profile.
2. On the right side, Remote System, find the folder which contains the file you wish to rename For example, /home/users/a/acctname/public_html.
3. Click ONCE on the file you wish to rename to highlight it.
4. Click on the Rename button on the right.
5. Enter the new name for the file in the Input box.
6. Click on the OK button.

Deleting

1. Open WS_FTP and connect using your XMission profile.
2. On the right side, Remote System, find the folder which contains the file you wish to delete For example, /home/users/a/acctname/public_html.
3. Click ONCE on the file you wish to delete to highlight it.
4. Click on the Delete button on the right.

   Note: This can also be done by highlighting the file and hitting the Delete key on your keyboard.

Changing Permissions

1. Open WS_FTP and connect using your XMission profile.
2. On the right side, Remote System, find the folder which contains the file you wish to change permissions on. For example, /home/users/a/acctname/public_html.
3. Right-click on the file you want to change permissions for, and select chmod (UNIX).
4. Check the appropriate boxes for read, write, or execute permissions.
5. Click OK.

   Note: You may set all public_html permissions to defaults by logging in to http://home.xmission.com/ and selecting the "My Account" tab. There, you will find a "Repair Your Web Permissions" option under the "XMission Tools" section.