FileZilla for File Transfer FileZilla for File Transfer 
FTP is a quick, easy, and secure method of transferring files. You can use FTP to upload files to a web server or to get to files from a remote site such as your home directory (H:). Because you cannot map your home directory from a remote site, you can use FTP to transfer files to or from your home computer so you can work away from your campus office. FileZilla supports SFTP, secure file transfer protocol, which you musts use to transfer files into the Engineering network.
You can also use the Connect2 VPN to securely transfer files; Connect2 includes the ability to connect to your home directory, file shares, run Remote Desktop, and more. If you need only to transfer files, FileZilla is faster to launch and uses fewer computer resources than Connect2.
From Windows XP, go to Start | All Programs | Utilities | FileZilla. From Windows Vista, go to Start | All Programs | FileZilla FTP Client | FileZilla. From Linux, from the Start icon go to the Search area, type "filezilla", and select the option FTP and SFTP client as shown at right.
Once you have started FileZilla, the quickest way to begin is to enter a server in Address field, login ID or account ID in User field, and the password for the account in the Password field, then click the Quickconnect button. In the illustration below, the connection is to the Engineering ftp server, which requires that you use SFTP.
When the connection is successful, the files on the local machine are displayed on the left and the files on the remote machine on the right. Navigate to the file to transfer on either the local or remote machine, and navigate to the folder to which to transfer the file. Then highlight the file to transfer and drag it to the desired location, or double click the file, which adds the file to the transfer queue and the transfer starts automatically. To create a queue for later transfer, right-click the file and select Add to Queue or drag the file into the queue. Click the Queue button on the toolbar or select Queue | Process Queue to transfer files in the queue.
End the session with File | Disconnect (to keep FileZilla running), click the Disconnect icon, or File | Exit.
If you have previously connected to a site, use the pull-down arrow to the right of the Quickconnect button and select the desired connection. FileZilla opens that connection.
The main window includes the menu bar, the toolbar, and the Quickconnect bar. Once connected to an ftp site, the FileZilla window has the message log, local and remote tree view, local and remote site view, transfer queue, and status bar. Some of those areas are labeled in image shown.
or
go to File | Site Manager.... 
See
the FileZilla help for details about the icons on the toolbar. Several of
the icons toggle a view of the main window. There are also icons to refresh
the local and remote list view, cancel an operation, and disconnect and reconnect
to/from a server. Some of the toolbar buttons are labeled on the illustration
at left.
Go to FileZilla Project to download FileZilla.
Read the on-line Quick Guide from the the FileZilla Project. For help setting up connections in FileZilla, please call the CSS consultant, 319-335-5055, 1253 SC.
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