Connect to FTP/SFTP server

Before you connect, you need to know at least:

• Host name or IP address of the server1
• Protocol the server supports (FTP, SFTP, FTPS, etc.)
• Username
• Password2

If you do not know these details, ask administrator of the system you are trying to connect to. If you have an account on a file server at your place of work, or at the company which hosts your website (for example), you should contact their IT Support department to be reminded of your logon details.

Start WinSCP. Login Dialog will appear. On the dialog:

• Select Session tab (it will be selected already if you are using WinSCP for the first time).
• Enter your host name of IP address to Host name field, username to User name and password to Password
• Select you File protocol. When you are about to use FTPS protocol, select FTP and then choose one of the FTPS invocation methods.
• You may want to save your session details to stored session so you do not need to type them in every time you want to connect. Press Save button and type stored session name.
• Press Login to connect.

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• Tasks you can do with WinSCP.