How do I connect to my iPhone or iPod Touch?

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:

• Jailbreaking your iPhone or iPod Touch;
• Installing OpenSSH with Cydia (in network section) or Installer.app.

To connect, on Session tab of WinSCP Login dialog specify:

• 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);
• root into User name;
• alpine or dottie (depends on firmware version) into Password;
• You may need to set longer Server response timeout on Connection tab;
• Keep default SFTP File protocol;
• Click Login.

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.

If you need more detailed description follow to: * Guide: WinSCP Will Not Connect Network Error: Connection Timed Out article on LimitedEditioniPhone.com;

• SSH article on Zodipedia;
• How to Use SSH to Transfer File on iPhone on simonblog.com;
• SSH on Windows (for connecting) on modmyi.com;
• Jailbreak on en.wikipedia.org;
• iPhone and iPod Touch One Step Jailbreak (for installing the BSD Subsystem and OpenSSH services) and How To Install iPhone Apps on Your iPod Touch (for connecting) on youtube.com.

[Link to itunnel below is broken, & it is not included in the 4.x download of WinSCP as mentioned in the first bullet item below]

• Install 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 Stored Session tab of WinSCP Login dialog select pre-configured “iPhone” session;
• Click Login.

If you need more detailed description follow to:

• SSH article on Zodipedia;
• Tutorial connected via USB to iPhone with WinSCP or Putty (without Wifi) on modmyi.com.

If you are having problems connecting, check list of common error messages.

Once you connect, you may wonder how to do … on iPhone or iPod Touch?