Configure CuteFTP

Connecting to sites

CuteFTP can connect to FTP, FTPS (SSL), TLS (SSL v3) FTP sites and SSCN (SSL Site-to-Site transfer) sites.

To connect to an existing site within the Site Manager

1. From the menu, select Tools > Site Manager > Display Site Manager.

2. Expand a folder (click on the plus sign) from the list shown in the Site Manager.

3. Double-click a site in the list.

To add an FTP site to the Site Manager

1. From the menu select File > New > FTP Site. The Site Properties window appears.

2. Type a name for the site in the Label field.  It can be any name you choose.

3. Enter the address for the site in the Host field.  You can enter a domain address like ftp.globalscape.com or an IP address such as 192.168.20.52. If you don't know the address your hosting provider can give it to you.

4. In the Username field, enter the user name given to you by your hosting provider.

5. In the Password field, enter the password given to you by your hosting provider.

6. Click Connect or OK. The site information will be saved in the Site Manager for future use.

Note:

You can also type or copy and paste an FTP URL directly into CuteFTP by choosing  File > Connect > Connect to URL from the menu.

Supported URL formats

• ftp://user:pass@host.host.com:port

• ftp://user:pass@host.host.com

• ftp://user@host.host.com

• ftp://host.host.com:port

• ftp://host.host.com

• ftp://ftp.sitename.com/pub l: user  p: pass

• ftp://ftp.sitename.com/pub:44 l: user  p: pass

• ftp://ftp.sitename.com/pub port:44 l: user  p: pass

• ftp://ftp.sitename.com/pub l/p:  user/pass

• ftp://ftp.sitename.com/pub:44 l/p:  user/pass

• ftp://ftp.sitename.com/pub p:44 l/p:  user/pass

• ftp://ftp.sitename.com/pub port:44 l/p:  user/pass

• ftp://ftp.sitename.com/pub l: user p: pass

• ftp://ftp.sitename.com/pub:44 l:  user p: pass

• ftp://ftp.sitename.com/pub p:44 l: user p: pass

• ftp://ftp.sitename.com/pub port:44 l: user p: pass

• ftp://[any of the above formats]/pathnametofile/[optional filename]

Tip

Using Paste URL, CuteFTP will either connect to the folder or download the file specified in the path. Here are some sample path endings and how the main program will interpret them.

• "ftp://host/dir.ext/"  This URL is considered a folder. CuteFTP will connect to it.  

• "host/.ext/"  This is considered a folder. CuteFTP will connect to it.  

• "host/dir/"  This is considered a folder. CuteFTP will connect to it.  

• "host/dir"  This is considered a folder. CuteFTP will connect to it.  

• "host/dir.ext"  This is considered a file. CuteFTP will download it.  

• "host/.ext"  This is considered a file. CuteFTP will download it.