Quick Reference Guide: Using Ws_FTP

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1. How do I open ws_FTP?
2. How do I create a Session Profile?
3. How do I connect to my account using my Session Profile in ws_FTP?
4. How do I transfer files between my PC and my account?
5. How do I close my FTP session and exit the program?

• To Open WS_FTP...
  • From a Windows 95 PC, go to the "Start" button, the go to "Programs," then select "Internet Clients," and finally, "WS_FTP"
  • From a Windows 3.11 PC, double-click on the "Communications" program group in the Program Manager, then double-click on "WS_FTP"

• To Create a Session Profile...
  • Once the Session Profile screen opens up, click on the New button
  • Type in what you want to name your profile in the Profile Name field
  • Type in your full server address in the Host Name field (i.e.: cats1.admin.pps.pgh.pa.us)
  • Type in your username in the User ID and Account fields
  • Now, click on the "Save" button. Saving your profile with the Password field blank will cause the program to ask you for your password each time you wish to use FTP on your server or access your home directory on your account. Filling in the Password field with your password and then saving will cause the program to automatically log you on to your account without asking for a password.
  • If you want the program to start in a specific directory on your hard/floppy disk, and/or on your account, type in the complete paths in the Remote Host and Local PC fields. For example, if you have a directory on your hard disk called "files" that you want to start in when you use ws_FTP, then type in: "c:\files" in the Local PC field. If you want to start in a directory called "www" on your home directory on your server (and your username is "johndoe"), then type in: "~johndoe/www" in the Remote Host field. Click on the "Save" button to save your changes.
  • Congratulations! You have now created a Profile Session that you can use to connect to your server-based home directory and transfer files between your PC and your account.

• To Connect to Your Account Using a Session Profile...
  • To connect to your account's home directory, select the appropriate Session Profile from the Profile Name field, type in your password in the appropriate field (if it is not already filled), and click on the OK button to connect
  • To Transer Files Between Your Home Directory and PC...
    • Find and select the files you want to copy by single-clicking it with the left mouse button
      • Files on your PC are listed in the left pane
      • Files on your remote account are listed in the right pane
    • To move "up" a directory, double-click on ".."
    • You can hold down the <CTRL> button while clicking on files to select multiple files at a time that are not listed consecutively
    • You can hold down the <SHIFT> button while scrolling down the list to select files that are listed consecutively
    • Once a file(s) is selected, click on the arrow pointing left to transfer that file(s) from server account to your PC, or, click on the arrow pointing to the right to transfer a file(s) from your PC to your server account

• To Logoff and Exit ws_FTP...
  • Click on the "Close" button, then the "Exit" button
    • "Close" will terminate the connection between your PC and the server you are connected to
    • "Exit" will close the program

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March 24, 1997