This document describes the method(s) necessary to exchange files through FTP. You must know the username and password for the account you plan to access.

If you have trouble accessing your account send email to leon-g@sa.ucsb.edu

1. First your computer (Mac or FTP) must have internet access. This needs to be provided by a network to which your computer is connected, or to a dial-up internet provider(ie. AOL, Compuserve or local internet provider).

2. Next you must acquire FTP software:

• If you are running Windows 3.1, Windows 95 or Windows NT, you can use a program called WS_FTP LE, which can be downloaded through http://www.ipswitch.com/Products/file-transfer.html.
• If you are using Macintosh, you may want to use Fetch. To download it, go to http://fetchsoftworks.com

3. Connect to the Student Affairs Web Server through FTP.

Regardless of the FTP software you use, there are four things that must be specified before (or while) connecting.

1. You must supply the server address: orgs.sa.ucsb.edu
2. You must supply your provided FTP username.
3. You will need to supply the password for your account. Note: The password is case sensitive where the username is not.
4. You will be put into your directory. If you are not, type cd\yourdirectory

4. Depending on your account type, you may need to change directories to access the desired files. Both WS_FTP LE and Fetch will allow you to double-check on the listed directory name to open it (in some few cases you may see directories that you cannot open). Once you see the files you wish to access you can basically either "GET" or "PUT." Most Mac and Windows based FTP software have graphical representations of the get and put commands.

Get- refers to transferring a file from the server to your machine.

Put- refers to transferring a file from your machine to the server.