FTP Instructions

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CuteFTP graphic SITE LABEL: This is what you want to name your page Example: My Freepages stuff or Grandkids HOST ADDRESS: For Freepages accounts, use users.freepages.rootsweb.com USER ID: Your account name goes here. Check your confirmation letter if unsure. PASSWORD: Your password was in your confirmation letter. For example, CAtbIRd We suggest you cut/paste it, being careful not to pick-up extra spaces. HOST TYPE: Click auto-detect INITIAL REMOTE DIRECTORY: REMORE DIRECTORY FILTER: Both of these can stay blank. INITIAL LOCAL DIRECTORY: Click on the small button with the little dots; choose the path to the directory on your computer that your pages are in. For example: c:\mypages LOCAL DIRECTORY FILTER: This can stay blank. LOGIN TYPE Choose normal. TRANSFER TYPE Choose auto-detect, or if you prefer, ASCII for text documents, binary for graphics. TO SUBMIT Click on the OK button. Successful Login (Note that the "remote system" side -- Freepages -- only has directories.) Open one -- I chose pets_html -- and you see any files that might be in the directory.  Instructions by Clare Midgley. WS-FTP  WS_FTP Session Properties Screen [what your screen should look like] PROFILE NAME: Whatever you choose to name it. Example: my dog page, Freepages HOST NAME/ADDRESS: users.Freepages.rootsweb.com HOST TYPE: auto detect or UNIX (Standard) USER ID: The account name you were given when you account was created. PASSWORD: The password that came in your welcome to your account letter. ACCOUNT: You can either leave this blank, or put your account name in it. Anonymous box: do NOT click. Save password: DO click. Initial remote site folder: blank Initial local folder: the path to whatever directory on your machine that your pages are in. Example: c:\mypages The WS_FTP Screen after successful connection (Note that the "remote system" side -- Freepages -- only has directories.) Open one -- I chose crafts_html -- and you see any files that might be in the directory.  Instructions by Megan Zurawicz.