FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is an application that allows you to transfer files between two computers over the college network or the Internet without involving e-mail.

A shareware version of FTP called WS_FTP LE. WS_FTP will allow you to upload and download files to and from the your UNIX account, which can be accessed using your user name and password, as long as you are a student or faculty at Elmhurst College. This program can also be used to upload and download files or applications from other sources such as on the Internet.

Note: FTP can be very useful when you need to move large files that do not fit on a floppy disk or if many files need to be transferred and using floppy disks is not convenient or even feasible. These files can be uploaded to your UNIX directory from the computer that you are working at, and can then be downloaded to any other computer on or off campus by logging into your UNIX directory again through FTP and downloading those files.

Using WS_FTP LE:
* Open the Application WS_FTP LE.
* The Session Profile screen will open. To connect to your UNIX account to upload or download files (this should only have to be done once), type in the following:
      Profile Name: Elmhurst (or whatever you want to call this connection).
      Host Name: elmhurst.edu.
      Host Type: (leave as Autodetect).
      User ID: (your username).
      Password: (your password).
      Click Save and then OK to connect.
* You may be asked for your password to finish the connection. You should be connected to your directory on the UNIX server. Here you can upload or download your files.
* The left side of the screen displays the contents of your computer.
* The right side of the screen displays the contents of your UNIX directory.
* To download, select the file you want to download, then click the arrow pointing left. Make sure you have changed the directory on your computer to where you want the downloaded file to go.
* To upload, select the file you are sending to the server and click the arrow pointing to the right.
* To exit FTP, click the Exit button at the bottom of the screen.

User_html Setup for PCs:
These steps can be used to create the user_html directory in your UNIX directory. This is the location where all HTML documents are to be copied if you are creating a website. You must have your index.html file in this directory, which will allow your website to be visible on the Internet at the following address (example): www.elmhurst.edu/~user1234 (use your username instead of "user1234").
1. Go to your UNIX directory by following the steps listed above.
2. Click on MkDir (make directory) on the right side of the window (UNIX server contents) and name your directory user_html.
3. Right-click on the newly created user_html directory and select chmod (UNIX).
4. Make sure the checkboxes for Owner have Read, Write, and Execute checked and the Group and Other should have only Read checked.
5. Press OK.
6. Now double-click on user_html to open it. You are ready to copy all of your HTML files, images, and so on into your directory.
7. On the left side of the screen (contents of your computer), find the files you wish to upload and click the right arrow in WS_FTP to transfer the files. If the files are on your floppy disk, double-click on [-a-] which should have a blue icon next to it at the bottom of the list of files and directories on your computer. This will display the files in your floppy disk.

User_html Setup for Macintosh:
1. Click on the Apple menu - open Fetch.
2. Change host to elmhurst.edu. Type in your username and password. Delete pub in the box. Click OK.
3. Select Directories from the menu bar (top of window) and select Create New Directory.
4. Type user_html for the directory and click OK.
5. Click on the user_html directory that has been created. Click on Remote from the menu bar - click on Set Permissions.
6. The following boxes need to be checked: Owner - Read Write Execute, Group - Read, Everyone - Read.
7. Scroll up to top of the directory window until you see an icon with two dots after it. Double click on the icon. Find your username and click once to highlight.
8. Click remote on the menu bar - click on set permissions.
9. The following boxes need to be checked: Owner - Read Write Execute, Group - Read, Everyone - Read.
10. Double click on your username to open your directory. Double click the user_html to open the directory. You are now ready to move files to and from the directory.
11. NOTE: All files must be given the appropriate permissions as shown above.