Frequently Asked Questions about WSFTP LE

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Frequently Asked Questions

1. Who can use this software?
2. How do I obtain WSFTP LE?
3. What can I do with WSFTP LE?
4. How do I download files using WSFTP LE?
5. How do I upload files using WSFTP LE ?

1. Who can use this software? back to the top

Any student, faculty, or staff member of Christian Brothers University may have access to the computers on campus that have WSFTP LE installed. Only students and faculty or staff members may use WSFTP LE to connect to CBU servers.

2. How do I obtain WSFTP LE? back to the top

This software is installed on any of the computers in the ITS computer center labs and is available for use by anyone offiliated with Christian Brothers University. The software may be downloaded for personal use from the Ipswitch homepage.

3. What can I do with WSFTP LE? back to the top

WSFTP LE is software that is used for the purpose of transferring files from one computer to another. FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. By using a username and password, one can log into another computer and have access to directories to transfer files to and from that computer. This means there are two primary functions of WSFTP.

Downloading - This is the act of selecting a file from a remote computer or server and transferring it to the computer you are physically sitting at.

Uploading - This is the act of selecting a file from the computer you are using and transferring it to a remote computer or server.

4. How do I download files using WSFTP LE? back to the top

Click on the start button in Windows.
Scroll up to Programs and then scroll your mouse over until you see WS_FTP.
Select the WSFTP LE file which will start the program.
The program will open a window on top of WSFTP that says "Session Properties". This is where you will input the server or computer information for the computer you are connecting to.
· Profile Name - This is a name that you can use to remember which computer you are accessing. This can be anything you want.
· Host Name/Address - This is the IP address or host name of the server you are connecting to. In the case of CBU students, you should put sheba.cbu.edu in this field. For faculty and staff, you may wish to use valhalla.cbu.edu instead.
· Host Type - This should be set correctly by default but for CBU servers it should read "Unix (standard)".
· User ID - This is your CBU username. This is the username you use to check your email.
· Password - This is your CBU email password. Make sure that the "Save Pwd" option to the right of this field is NOT clicked or your password will be saved in WSFTP.
Click the "OK" button to connect to the server. You may be asked to type in your password again. If so, simply retype in your email password.
You will see some text scroll at the bottom and files will appear in the left "window" and the right "window. The left hand list of files is a list of files on your computer that you are currently at. The right hand list is a list of files that is on the remote computer.
On either side is a "ChgDir" button. Click this to change directory to the proper directory for your computer or the remote computer.
Click on the file you wish to download in the right hand list and then click the "<--" button in the middle of the screen. This will transfer the file from the remote computer or server to your computer.
This action may be repeated for as many files as you need.

5. How do I upload files using WSFTP LE? back to the top

Click on the start button in Windows.
Scroll up to Programs and then scroll your mouse over until you see WS_FTP.
Select the WSFTP LE file which will start the program.
The program will open a window on top of WSFTP that says "Session Properties". This is where you will input the server or computer information for the computer you are connecting to.
· Profile Name - This is a name that you can use to remember which computer you are accessing. This can be anything you want.
· Host Name/Address - This is the IP address or host name of the server you are connecting to. In the case of CBU students, you should put sheba.cbu.edu in this field. For faculty and staff, you may wish to use valhalla.cbu.edu instead.
· Host Type - This should be set correctly by default but for CBU servers it should read "Unix (standard)".
· User ID - This is your CBU username. This is the username you use to check your email.
· Password - This is your CBU email password. Make sure that the "Save Pwd" option to the right of this field is NOT clicked or your password will be saved in WSFTP.
Click the "OK" button to connect to the server. You may be asked to type in your password again. If so, simply retype in your email password.
You will see some text scroll at the bottom and files will appear in the left "window" and the right "window. The left hand list of files is a list of files on your computer that you are currently at. The right hand list is a list of files that is on the remote computer.
On either side is a "ChgDir" button. Click this to change directory to the proper directory for your computer or the remote computer.
Click on the file you wish to upload in the left hand list and then click the "-->" button in the middle of the screen. This will transfer the file from the remote computer or server to your computer.
This action may be repeated for as many files as you need.
Note: Some CBU server accounts have a quota of disk space. This means that you cannot transfer files that will exceed your disk space quota.

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