FTP tutorial private server & client
SmartFTP offers all requirements and use is free of charge for private users and educational institutions. Commercial users need a license.
We'll start by looking at another machine SmartFTP to install.
After the installation we start the program.
Initially, the second computer can be connected to the same local network as the server PC. That simplifies testing. It is essential that the Port forwarding in the routerso that the packages are passed on to the correct PC. See the detailed instructions in first part of the tutorial. After the trial phase, the home server can be accessed from anywhere in the world via the Internet. Thanks to the strong encryption used, the associated risk is very limited. Of course, everyone is responsible for choosing strong passwords. There is also something about this in Part 1.
The program interface initially consists of three zones:
- At the top one-third the directories of the FTP servers to which we are connected are shown.
- In the middle area there is a browser for the local directories, i.e. those on the PC on which SmartFTP is installed.
- Im lower third the transfer statistics and queues for file transfers are displayed.
In each area there are several tabs that you can switch between. It is thus possible, among other things, to be connected to several servers at the same time. The SmartFTP interface is very flexible.
This means:
You can move each of the areas to a completely different place in the program window or even minimize it to an icon.
It's easiest when we get one Favorites for our private FTP server. You can also export this entry in full later, and thus prepare access for a friend or business partner. He then only has to import the favorite file received into his SmartFTP and can log in immediately.
In order to create a favorite, we click in the menu bar Favorites, in it Edit favorites . The window for editing favorites opens. In it we choose from the menu Favorite the entry New, and below again Favorite .
This leaves an empty entry with the title New Favorite created in the list in the right field. We can assign a name immediately as we wish, or later using the Rename function from the context menu of this entry.
Also in the context menu that opens by right-clicking on the new entry Properties choose. Now comes the actual setup, so we should have the details of an account on our FTP server to hand.
In the tree on the right General choose. In the left pane under Server & Hosting must be as Protocol FTP over SSL implicit, as our host Server address at NoIP.com as well as port of the Domain FTP connection be entered. For our example that would be myserver.serveftp.com and Port 3618.
As part of the login, the Account name with username and that Password in the field next to Password. We can also do this by copy & paste if typing is too cumbersome.