Q. How do I get
the WS_FTP client program?
A. Download
the program by right-clicking the following link, choosing "Save Target
As..." and picking a location on your hard drive to which to save the
file. After you have saved this install file locally, double-click
it in order to install it on your computer. Note: This
program is for PCs only, not for Macs. Macs should use a program
like "Fetch" to ftp their files. Call Academic Technology (ext.
2862) for help if you do not know how to get or use "Fetch," or another
Mac FTP program.
WS_FTP Download
You can also find this program by using any
popular Internet Download service, like
ShareWare.com. WS_FTP is free to academic users.
Q. How do I
connect to Palomar's Real Server?
A. Start WS_FTP
and configure the initial screen as follows:
You can name the profile anything you
want, but the Host Name/Address
MUST be as shown above. Enter a Username that
Academic Technology will
assign to you when you request the Real server account. Click Ok.
WS_FTP will
respond by asking for a password:
This is NOT the same
as the password you use for your Palomar College email or other
accounts. It is the password that Academic Technology assigns you
when your FTP account on the Real server is initially set up. Note that
the password can be entered on the initial profile screen, and if
Remember Password is checked, you
will not have to enter it each time you login.
Once logged in, you
will see the following:
Note the following:
-
The Remote site (the folder on the Real
server to which you want to send the file)
appears on the right of the screen.
-
The Local System
folder appears on the left of the screen. If the folder that opens
by default here is not the one containing the file(s) you wish to
transfer, click the ChgDir
button and select
the folder you want.
-
The type of file
being transferred is "Binary." Binary must be selected to transfer
an encoded media file.
Click the files on the left side of the
screen you wish to transfer (holding down the
Ctrl key while clicking on the file names will allow you to select
multiple files). Once selected, click
the right-pointing arrow to transfer the files to the Real server.
Once the transfer has been made, click Close,
the Exit to end the FTP session.
Q. What if I have trouble
connecting?
A. Contact
Chris Norcross in the Academic Technology department (760-744-1150 ext.
3225 - cnorcross@palomar.edu).
Chris will help you solve your problem.
The next step is to
create a redirector file which can be used to create a link to your media
file on a web page.
