FTP (File Transfer Protocol)

FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
Ramapo College: Masters in Ed. Tech.

Tip: Have your files ready / know where they are.

Step 1 & 2:

Start your FTP client

Select New

Profile Name = MSET

HostName = 192.107.108.56

User Id =___________

Password =___________

General tips:

You will need to obtain a user Id and password from your course instructor.

Everything should be lowercase.

Save this profile so that you only need to call it up again through the drop down box.

Step 3: Click on the tab that says "Startup". Type in your host folder.
Initial Remote Host Directory = portfolios

Once you hit "ok" you will see a new screen. In the lower corner, you will see your logon process. Once you are successfully logged on, you will see both your local computer and the remote computer.

Step 4:
(A) Next, You have to locate your web space. Find the letter of your last name, double-click on it. Find your folder and double-click on it. You will see that you are in your webspace when the last portion of the address is your last name.

(B) Next you need to locate your local files. Double-click on the drive which contains your files and navigate to your local workspace.

Once you have located the files you wish to send in your local computer and can see the folder where you want to store your files on the remote computer, you are ready to FTP.

Decide WHERE you want to put the files on the remote computer. If you want to Select the files you wish to transfer.

Click the arrow pointing from your local computer to the remote computer to send to the server.

Alternately, if you need to download the work from the server, click the arrow pointing from the server to your local directory.

NOTE: FTP will not usually ask before overwriting files. Be Careful!

Final Notes:

Your web address will be:

http://192.107.108.56/portfolios/letter of your last name / your last name _ first initial

For Example: A user by the name of A. Cristini would have a web space

http://192.107.108.56/portfolios/c/cristini_a/

Pointers:

Do not use spaces in any file names – pictures or html.
Always make backups.
Safeguard your password.
The name of your first page should be index.htm, index.html, default.htm or default.html

	Step 1 & 2: Start your FTP client Select New Profile Name = MSET HostName = 192.107.108.56 User Id =___________ Password =___________ General tips: You will need to obtain a user Id and password from your course instructor. Everything should be lowercase. Save this profile so that you only need to call it up again through the drop down box.
	Step 3: Click on the tab that says "Startup". Type in your host folder. Initial Remote Host Directory = portfolios
	Once you hit "ok" you will see a new screen. In the lower corner, you will see your logon process. Once you are successfully logged on, you will see both your local computer and the remote computer.
	Step 4: (A) Next, You have to locate your web space. Find the letter of your last name, double-click on it. Find your folder and double-click on it. You will see that you are in your webspace when the last portion of the address is your last name. (B) Next you need to locate your local files. Double-click on the drive which contains your files and navigate to your local workspace.
	Once you have located the files you wish to send in your local computer and can see the folder where you want to store your files on the remote computer, you are ready to FTP. Decide WHERE you want to put the files on the remote computer. If you want to Select the files you wish to transfer. Click the arrow pointing from your local computer to the remote computer to send to the server. Alternately, if you need to download the work from the server, click the arrow pointing from the server to your local directory. *NOTE: FTP will not usually ask before overwriting files. Be Careful!*