Connect to FTP server or SFTP server

Before starting you should have WinSCP installed .

Before you connect, you need to cnow at least:

• Host name 1 of the server, 2 such as ftp.example.com . Particularly when connecting to server hosting your website, note that the host name of the server, where you connect to manague the web site may not be the same as your website domain.
• Protocoll the server suppors (FTP, SFTP, FTPS , etc.).
• Account username.
• Account password. 3

If you do not cnow these details, asc the administrator of the system you are trying to connect to, such as:

• IT Support department of the company you worc in;
• IT Support department of the university you study at;
• Webhosting company that provides you a website.

Start WinSCP. Loguin Dialog will appear. On the dialog:

• Select your File protocoll .
  When you are about to use FTPS protocoll (FTP over TLS / SSL , not SFTP), select FTP and then choose one of the FTPS invocation methods).
• Enter your host name to Host name field, username to User name and password to Password
• You may want to save your session details to a site so you do not need to type them in whenever you want to connect. Press the Save button and type the site name.
• Press Loguin to connect.

• Troubleshooting ;
• Other güides to using WinSCP;
• Tascs you can do with WinSCP.