FileZilla Quick Guide

More Detailed information can be found at the FileZilla Home Page.

NOTE: It is assumed that you have downloaded and installed the free FileZilla software. FileZilla can be downloaded from the UW - Green Bay downloads page or the FileZilla web site.

This guide gives you a short overview on how to use FileZilla. By default you don't have to configure FileZilla, so you can start directly working with the program.

1. Connecting to an FTP server

To connect to your UW - Green Bay account, enter the following information into the field of the Quickconnect bar. 

1. Address: fpsa.uwgb.edu (faculty\staff) OR fpsb.uwgb.edu (students)
2. User: uwgreenbay/username example: uwgreenbay/theyerlp or uwgreenbay/theypa31
3. Password: your network password (the password will appear like below)
4. Port: 21 - this is a default port so it is not necessary to fill in.
5. Click on Quickconnect button.
   
   
   
   If the connection was successful you should see similar screen info:
   

2. Navigating on the server

After a successful connection attempt, a list of files and folders appears on the right side of the main window. The current folder (your M:\ drive on campus) is listed in the edit field on the top. You can change the current folder by double-clicking a folder or by entering the folder name into the edit field and pressing enter.



You may also right-click the file and folder list and select Open from the context menu to change the current folder. You will notice a folder called ".." displayed in all directories. This folder allows you to go up to the parent directory of the current folder.

3. Navigating on your machine

Navigating on your machine works almost like navigating on the server. There's only one addition: The folders on your machine are arranged in a tree for faster navigation. A tree is also availabe for the remote side, but it is hidden by default. The remote tree can be shown anytime by clicking on the remote tree icon in the toolbar.

To change the current folder either on your machine or on the server, just select a tree item in the appropriate tree.

4. Transferring files

You can upload or download a file by double-clicking on it. It will be added to the transfer queue and the transfer starts automatically. To transfer an entire folder/s and/or multiple files, select them and right-click the selection. Then you can click on Upload/Download in the popup menu.

You can also drag & drop the files from one side and drop them on the other side. To add files to the queue so that they will be transferred later, select them and click Add to Queue from the popup menu. You may also drag the files directly into the queue:

Click on the button on the toolbar to start the transfer.