After signup users are provided with FTP access to their home directory. To establish an FTP connection, you will need the following pieces of information: FTP login, FTP password, and FTP host name.
To find this information, select FTP User link in FTP/User Account menu.
- Login is the login to be used to enter a user directory via FTP. It is automatically generated on the basis of the account name.
Note: instead of using an FTP client, you may choose here Parallels H-Sphere built-in Web-based file manager WebShell by clicking the File Manager (HtProtect) link. - Password is by default the password associated with your username. If necessary, you can change and hence make it different from you control panel password.
- Host Name is a web server domain name to be used to access files via FTP.
There are different ways to allow guest users to download, upload or view files in dedicated directories of your account:
- FTP subaccounts
- Virtual FTP
- Anonymous FTP
They will be described later in this chapter.
