Create a Profile

When you launch FTP Explorer for the first time, you'll be asked whether or not you want sample profiles created. Answer yes to the prompt.

Once the profiles are created, a window will pop out with some sample profiles (see it here). You can either use one of those profiles or you can create your own. If you have a web site, you'll probably want to create your own profile so that you can access and manage your web site through FTP. Here is how to create a profile.

Fill out the following.

• Profile Name
  Type in the name by which you'll refer to your web site.

• Host Address
  This is your web site's FTP address. For example, if your web site is www.example.com, your FTP address will most likely be ftp.example.com.

• Port
  Fill this out only if you know which port you are using to access your FTP account otherwise just leave the box (with number 21) unchanged. The same applies to Use PASV Mode and Use Firewall.

• Login
  Type in your handle/name with which you gain access to your web site. If you don't know your handle, contact your server administrator.
  If your site allows anonymous access, and you wish to access your site anonymously, select the anonymous box.

• Password
  Type in your password.
  If you are accessing your site anonymously, you don't need to type in a password.

• Initial Path
  Type in the path where your files are located.

• Attempts
  Key in the number of times you'd like FTP Explorer to retry connection in case the connection attempt fails.

• Retry Delay
  Key in the number of seconds you'd like FTP Explorer to wait until it retries to connect to the server.

• Download Path
  Type in the directory path where you download your files.

• Description
  Any comments that will help you remember important things about your profile or account.

• Add/Save
  You can either click on Add or Save to store your profile.

Now, it's time to learn how to use FTP Explorer's features.