WS-FTP Limited
Edition available from:
http://www.ipswitch.com/Support/ws_ftp_le_support.html
What does
WS-FTP do?:
WS-FTP is a file transfer
program for computers running Windows. It will
allow text, software, and multimedia files to
be moved from the hard drive to an RIT account
(VAX/VMS, Alpha, UNIX,grace etc.) or an ftp
(file transfer protocol) archive that accepts
files. Moving files from yourhard drive to the
network is called uploading. WS-FTP will also get
files from a network account or public ftp
archive to your hard drive. Moving files from the
network to your hard drive is called
downloading. Web browsers, such as Netscape, can
be used to download filesbut cannot easily be
used to upload files.
Technical requirements:
To
work, WS-FTP must be running on a Windows computer
connected to a TCP/IP network.This means that
your computer is a point or node on the Internet
or Internet-connected campus network. It will
work on the RIT ethernet and any SLIP or PPP
dialup service whereTCP/IP is present. With
WS-FTP, files come directly to your hard drive,
instead of to an intermediary machine like
RITVAX. The advantage of a TCP/IP connection and
WS-FTP or Fetch for Macintosh is the one-step
process for file transfer: 1) Network directly to
Hard drive. FTP on the RITVAX is a 2-step
transfer of files: 1) Network to VMS/VAX and 2)
VMS/VAX to desktop computer.
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Click on the Connect button if the Session
Profile Dialog Box is not already visible.
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Profile
Name: Name the session to save, if you will use
this site frequently. |
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Host
Name: This is the name of Your domain (example
cphosting.com) |
| 4. |
User ID: User id provided to
you in your a/c activation email. |
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Password: Password provided to you in your
a/c activation email. |
| 6. |
Remote Host: (optional) Enter path to go to
a specific directory in the account.(i.e. /www
or /pub ) |
| 7. |
Local
PC: (optional) Designate the drive and directory
on the PC where downloaded files should be
saved. (i.e. c:\temp) |
| 8. |
Click OK |
| FTP to a public
archive (not supported at cphosting.com):
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Check off Anonymous FTP box OR
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User ID: anonymous (public, guest or ftp)
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Password: your e-mail address (i.e.
abc1234@rit.edu) |
Basic Commands in
WS-FTP
The transfer dialog box in
WS-FTP lists the Local PC directory and the
connected RemoteSystem Directory. Files of the
selected directory are also displayed.
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Click on directory names and use ChgDir
Buttons to open directories and see file listings.
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Scroll up and down the listings by pulling
the square on each listing. |
| 3. |
Click automatic if you are not sure of the
file type. Ascii will transfer text files with no
formatting. Binary will transfer formatted
text, software, multimedia files. |
| 4. |
Click once on a file to select it for
transfer. |
| 5. |
Click on the left arrow,  , to move the selected files to the hard
drive (Local System) |
| 6. |
Click on the right arrow  , to
move the selected files to the Remote
system.(if you have access to write on the
remote computer.) |
| 7. |
Close will end connection to the session.
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| Download: Get files from
the Network to the PC |
| 1. |
Once connected to the site, pick a mode of
transfer. (Automatic) |
| 2. |
In the Local System listing on the left,
use ChgDir button to select where on the PC you
would like the file to go to. |
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Select a file from the Remote System
listing on the right. |
| 4. |
Select a file from the Remote System
listing on the right. |
| 5. |
Select a file from the Remote System
listing on the right. |
| Select a file from the Remote
System listing on the right. |
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Host Name: nysernet.org |
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User ID: anonymous |
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Password: your e-mail address (i.e.
abc1234@rit.edu) |
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Host Name: ftp.rit.edu |
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User ID: anonymous |
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Password: your e-mail address (i.e.
abc1234@rit.edu) |
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Host Name: ritvax.isc.rit.edu OR
grace.rit.edu |
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User ID: your username (i.e. abc1234)
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Password: Your password |
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This will let you see the files in your
account. |
| For sites other sites to try: Click on
Profile name in the Session Profile. Click Connect
buttonif this box does not appear.
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| Upload:
Put files from the PC to the Network
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| 1. |
Once connected to the remote site, pick a
mode of transfer. (Automatic) |
| 2. |
In the Local System listing on the left,
use ChgDir button to select where on the PC
thedirectory of the file you want to upload to
a network account. |
| 3. |
Select the directory from the Remote System
listing on the right where you want the fileto
copy. |
| 4. |
Click right arrow (A
window will show status of transfer.)
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| 5. |
Choose more files to upload or Click Close
button to end session. |
| For practice: Try putting a
simple text file to one of your RIT accounts and
getting the file. |
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Host Name: cphsoting.com |
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User ID: cpwebmaster |
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Password: Your password |
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This will let you see the files in your
account. |
More
Help with WS-FTP
Click the Help
button on the Transfer dialog box. Searchable
on-line documentation is helpfulfor other
question you may have. |
| Advanced Uses of
WS-FTP |
| Putting Multiple
Files to a Networked Computer: |
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Follow regular procedure for putting files.
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Select multiple files by holding down the
SHIFT key and dragging over the names.
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Click right arrow to put
files to remote system. |
Session
Profiles
Saving Session Profiles for frequently
used sites saves information in a pop-up menu to
reduce the need for typing each time. Use Save
or Delete in the Session Profile Dialog box
toadd profiles of favorite sites.
Deleting Files
Delete
Directory or File, in the remote or local menu
will allow you to clean out your files. Do not
delete files crucial to your account setup such
as, login.com or mail files. If you are
unsure, only delete files that you have put in
your account.
Decoding
files
Most PC files are encoded or
compressed with WinZip. Their file names will end
with .zip, if this is the case. WinZip is
available at popular ftp archive sites and on the
World Wide Web through Netscape or Lynx.
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