Connecting to a site

You can connect to any site listed in the CuteFTP Site Manager. You must be connected to the internet before you can connect to any sites. CuteFTP Professional can connect to FTP, FTPS (SSL), TLS(SSL v3), SSCN (SSL Site-to-Site transfer), SSH2(SFTP2), HTTP, and HTTPS (SSL) sites. For more on SSCN, see Site-to-site transfers.

To connect to an existing site within the Site Manager

1. Select the Site Manager tab at the bottom of the Local Pane in CuteFTP.

2. Expand a folder from the list shown in the Site Manager.

3. Select a site from the list.

4. From the menu, choose File > Connect > Connect.

To add an FTP site to the Site Manager

1. From the menu, choose 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. Select Connect or OK. The site information is 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 Bar.

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]

• also http, https, sftp, and ftps URLs

Tip:

Using Paste URL, CuteFTP either connects to the folder or downloads the file specified in the path. Here are some sample path endings and how the main program interprets them.

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

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

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

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

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

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

To connect to a URL with the Transfer Engine

The Connect to URL feature is also supported by the Transfer Engine, and is called Download URL. Whether the URL specifies a path to a folder or file, the TE will try to download it.

1. Right-click the Transfer Engine icon in the system tray.

2. Choose Download URL.

3. Type or paste the URL in the Download URL box.