FTP Software Configuration

 

Configure WS_FTP Professional for ftp.CollectionSoftware.com Server

Related Topics

• Click here for USER NAME and PASSWORD registration directions.

• Click here for general directions on uploading and downloading files and/or applications to/from the ftp.CollectionSoftware.com site.

NOTE: WS_FTP Pro>Ipswitch WS_FTP Professional is available for purchase from Ipswitch at http://www.ipswitch.com/Products/WS_FTP/. This product is available for downloading with a 30-day free trial period.

 

Procedure:

IMPORTANT: DO NOT start this procedure until you have registered a USER NAME and PASSWORD with CLS Tech Support.

1. Start WS_FTP Professional using either the WS_FTP icon on the desktop or by using Start>All Programs>WS_FTP Pro>Ipswitch WS_FTP Professional 2006.

2. If a directory with folders appears instead of the Blank Connection Pane (see graphic) close that directory and any subsequent directories until the Blank Connection Pane appears in the WS_FTP Pro control panel.

3. Click on the Connection Wizard.

4. Enter an identifiable site name for the Collection-Master FTP site in the Site Name: text field and click on the [Next] button.

NOTE: This is the name that appears when the user connects to ftp.CollectionSoftware.com.

5. Select a connection type from the drop-down list and click on the [Next] button.

NOTE: CLS recommends SFTP/SSH as a first choice of connection types, followed by FTP/Implicit SSL and then FTP/SSL.

6. Enter "ftp.CollectionSoftware.com" as the server address for the CLS FTP site and click on the [Next] button.

7. Enter your USER NAME and PASSWORD that you previously registered with CLS Tech Support and click on the [Next] button.

8. The Connection Wizard displays a "Finish" screen. Review the connection information that is displayed on the "Finish" screen for accuracy. Click on the [Back] button to make any necessary changes.

9. By default, "Connect to this site" box is checked. If you do not want to immediately connect to ftp.CollectionSoftware.com, uncheck the box.

10. Click the [Finish] button to create the site.

11. Upon initial connection to the FTP site, an "Untrusted Public Key" window appears. Select the desired level of trust and click on the [OK] button.

NOTE: CLS uses this "key" to encrypt any and all data placed in the ftp.CollectionSoftware.com site.

"Trust this key" is the recommended setting. Once selected, this window no longer appears.

If "Allow this connection only" is selected, this window appears each time you connect to ftp.CollectionSoftware.com

12. Click here for general directions on uploading and downloading files and/applications to/from the ftp.CollectionSoftware.com site.