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-====== How do I connect to my iPhone or iPod Touch? ======+====== How do I connect to my iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad? ======
===== Prerequisites ===== ===== Prerequisites =====
-To use WinSCP with your iPhone or iPod Touch, you need to have OpenSSH installed on it. You can get it installed for example by: +To use WinSCP with your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad, you need to have OpenSSH installed on it. You can get it installed for example by: 
-  * [[wp>Jailbreak (iPhone)|Jailbreaking]] your iPhone or iPod Touch; +  * [[wp>IOS_jailbreaking|Jailbreaking]] your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad
-  * Installing OpenSSH with [[wp>Cydia (iPhone OS)|Cydia]] or [[wp>Installer.app|Installer.app]].+  * Installing OpenSSH with [[wp>Cydia|Cydia]] (in network section) or [[wp>Installer.app|Installer.app]].
===== Connect via WI-FI ===== ===== Connect via WI-FI =====
-To connect, on //[[ui_login_session|Session tab]]// of WinSCP Login dialog specify+To connect, specify on [[ui_login|WinSCP Login dialog]]: 
-  * IP address of your iPhone/iPod Touch into //Host name// (You will find the IP address, if you go to yours iPhone/iPod Touch menu //Settings > Wi-Fi// and choose the network you are using); +  * IP address of your iOS device into //Hostname// (You will find the IP address, if you go to yours iPhone/iPod Touch menu //Settings > Wi-Fi// and choose the network you are using); 
-  * ''root'' into //User name//;+  * ''root'' into //Username//;
  * ''alpine'' or ''dottie'' (depends on firmware version) into //Password//;   * ''alpine'' or ''dottie'' (depends on firmware version) into //Password//;
-  * You may need to set longer //Server response timeout// on //[[ui_login_connection|Connection tab]]//;+  * You may need to set longer //Server response timeout// on //[[ui_login_connection|Connection page]]// of Advanced Site Settings dialog (use //Advanced// button to open the dialog);
  * Keep default SFTP //File protocol//;   * Keep default SFTP //File protocol//;
  * Click //Login//.   * Click //Login//.
-If you need more detailed description follow to: +Note that when connecting via WI-FI it is recommended to turn off auto-lock as WI-FI connection gets interrupted when device locks. To turn off auto-lock go to //Settings > General > Auto-lock//.
-  * [[wp>Jailbreak (iPhone)|Jailbreak]] on en.wikipedia.org; +
-  * [[http://limitededitioniphone.com/windows-guide-to-using-winscp-with-iphone/|Windows Guide to Using WinSCP with iPhone]] (for connecting) on limitededitioniphone.com; +
-  * or [[http://modmyi.com/wiki/index.php/SSH_on_Windows|SSH on Windows]] (for connecting) on modmyi.com; +
-  * or [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0v91MIepB0|iPhone and iPod Touch One Step Jailbreak]] (for installing the //BSD Subsystem// and //OpenSSH// services) and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVp3Wmm1QB8|How To Install iPhone Apps on Your iPod Touch]] (for connecting) on youtube.com. +
- +
-===== Connect via USB ===== +
-  * Install [[http://www.makkiaweb.net/itunnel/download.html|iPhone Tunnel Suite]] on your computer (it ships with WinSCP, so you do not need to install it separately); +
-  * Connect iPhone/iPod to your computer via USB; +
-  * Run //iPhone Tunnel Suite//; +
-  * Click //iPhone Tunnel// in //iPhone Tunnel Suite// menu; +
-· * //Launcher// starts, keep it running; +
-  * Click //WinSCP// in //iPhone Tunnel Suite// menu; +
-  * On //[[ui_login_stored_sessions|Stored Session tab]]// of WinSCP Login dialog select pre-configured "iPhone" session; +
-  * Click //Login//.+
If you need more detailed description follow to: If you need more detailed description follow to:
-  * [[http://www.modmyi.com/forums/ipod-touch-jailbreak-upgrade-downgrade-restore/274021-tutorial-connected-via-usb-iphone-winscp-putty-without-wifi.html|Tutorial connected via USB to iPhone with WinSCP or Putty (without Wifi)]] on modmyi.com.+  * [[https://limitededitioniphone.com/windows-guide-to-using-winscp-with-iphone/|Windows Guide To Using WinSCP With iPhone]] article on Limited Edition iPhone
 + * [[wp>IOS_jailbreaking|Jailbreaking]] on en.wikipedia.org.
===== Further Reading ===== ===== Further Reading =====
If you are having problems connecting, check list of [[messages|common error messages]]. If you are having problems connecting, check list of [[messages|common error messages]].
-Once you connect, you may wonder [[faq_iphone_task|how to do ... on iPhone or iPod Touch?]]+Once you connect, you may wonder [[faq_iphone_task|how to do ... on iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad?]]

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