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File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a way to transfer files across the Internet. You can use an FTP program to upload or update your Web pages. To use an FTP program you must be connected to the Internet. After you are connected you must login to the remote host (the host where your Web pages reside).

Your login will resemble the following:

Host Name: indra.com
User ID: <your username>
Password: <your password>
Remote Directory: /home/cust1/<username> - for personal pages
   or
Remote Directory: /WWW1/<letter>/<your domain>/html - for commercial pages.
Here, <letter>is the first letter of your domain name.
   or
Remote Directory: /WWW/jewels/<your directory> - for older commercial pages

Using the Filezilla Client

FileZilla is a fast and reliable FTP client with lots of useful features and an intuitive interface. You can download the Filezilla FTP client from: http://filezilla-project.org

Part I: Uploading A Commercial Page with Filezilla

To upload the files:
Click on your File menu, and select the Site manager.
Click the New Site button.
Type "indra.com" without the quotes to change the name of the New FTP site.
For the Host, fill in "indra.com" without the quotes.
Change the Logontype to Normal.
Enter <your username> in the User field.
Enter <your password> in the Password field.
Change the Servertype to be SFTP - SSH File Transfer Protocol. We recommend the SFTP protocol, as it keeps your username and password secure, and also has fewer problems with firewalls.
Click Advanced.
There, in the field for Default remote directory, enter your remote directory, which should look like:
/WWW1/<letter>/<your domain>/html- for commercial pages.
where <letter>is the first letter of your domain name.
-- or --
/WWW/jewels/<your directory> - for older commercial pages.
Click OK.
Click Connect.

You can now browse on the left hand side to the directory you want on your hard drive. To upload a file, just click on it with your right hand mouse button and select upload, or drag it from the left hand side to the right hand side of Filezilla. You can also upload files by dragging them from another window onto the right hand side of Filezilla.

If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact us.

Part II: Uploading A Personal Page with Filezilla

If you have not yet created your public_html directory, Indra's Net provides an easy form that automatically creates the directory for your home page and gives it the permissions it needs to be visible to the world.

To upload the files:
Click on your File menu, and select the Site manager.
Click the New Site button.
Type "indra.com" without the quotes to change the name of the New FTP site.
For the Host, fill in "indra.com" without the quotes.
Change the Logontype to Normal.
Change the Servertype to be SFTP - SSH File Transfer Protocol. We recommend the SFTP protocol, as it keeps your username and password secure, and also has fewer problems with firewalls.
Enter <your username> in the User field.
Enter <your password> in the Password field.
Click Connect.

Once you are logged in, you should see a public_html folder on the right hand side. Double click on this to enter into it.

You can now browse on the left hand side to the directory you want on your hard drive. To upload a file, just click on it with your right hand mouse button and select upload, or drag it from the left hand side to the right hand side of Filezilla. You can also upload files by dragging them from another window onto the right hand side of Filezilla.


If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact us.

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