Archive for January, 2010

How To Connect To 1and1 Using Wise-FTP

FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol, which is basically an application that allows the transfer of files between your computer and host server. There are many FTP client applications available online, some are free and others cost. In this article we are going to explore how to setup Wise-FTP client to transfer files between your computer and 1and1 hosting account.

In order to setup FTP client on your computer, you need a user name and password from your 1and1 account and here’s how to setup FTP access:Log in to your 1and1 account

Find a link called “FTP Access” and click on it

Click on “New User”

1and1 automatically generate a 9 digit username

Complete the username by typing in the blank after the dash

Enter Password two times in the space provided

Type in description of your site

Select the directory that you will be uploading files to, from the drop down menu.

Click on Save.

Well, you are done setting up access to your host, we will need this username and password to connect to the server in the next step, so write this down somewhere. Next, we are going to setup FTP client application so it can communicate with your host server.

 Wise-FTP:  Click on the link to download Wise-FTP client software and install it on your computer. After you complete the installation, follow these steps to connect with your 1and1 web host:

1. Open your Wise-FTP client software
2. Click on Connect from the top bar
3. Click on New Site, and fill in the boxes afterwards:
4. Profile name: (Type in you site name)
5. Host name: (this is your domain; yourdomain.com)
6. Post: FTP
7. Account: you can leave this blank
8. User name: (this is the user name that you setup in 1and1 ftp access above)
9. Password: (this is the password that you setup in 1and1 ftp access above)
10. Connection type: FTP
11. Use global proxy configuration (make sure it is checked)
12. Click on connect.

After you connect to the server you will see four main sections, the top section is called FTP Log, middle left section is Local system, which is your computer files, the middle right section is called Remote System, which are the files on your web server, the bottom section will show the files in transfer. In the middle you will see four arrows that you can use to transfer files or folders between your computer and the server.

If you have any problems, questions, or suggestions please post a comment below.