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Getting Started - Connecting to a FTP Server |
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Quick Start Tutorial ľ Connecting to your webserver.
 Step 1: Select 'New Connection' from the New Connection Dialog

Step 2: A New Connection dialog will appear. You can enter the details of the
FTP server you are wanting to connect to here. More details are available here.
Enter a name you would like to call the connection
- Enter the host address of the FTP server (usually something like ftp.yourserver.com
- Enter the port number of the FTP server (usually 21)
- Leave this option unchecked
- Leave this option checked unless you would like to be prompted for the
password when you connect the FTP server.
- Enter your username for the ftp server
- Enter your password for the ftp server
- Leave this option checked
- Leave this option as 3
- Optionally enter a comment here.
Press OK
 Step 3: Now that you have created your new connection, you can connect to the
FTP server. Either double click on the new connection you have just created or
click once and select the connect button.
 Step 4: If all has gone well you should now be connected to the FTP server.
- Displays the folders on your system in a tree view (just like windows
explorer)
- Displays the files and folders on your system in a tree view (just like
windows explorer)
- Displays the files and folders on the remote system (FTP server).
- Displays the status of the current connection.
Transferring files
You can now drag and drop between the remote server (3) and your local system
(1 & 2)
Another way of transferring is to use the arrows in the local and remote
toolbars. Just select the files and folders by clicking once with your mouse and
then pressing the arrow key. Neomesh FTP will automatically start transferring
the files between the two systems.
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