Installing WinSCP on Windows Machines Print This Page


Step 1:    Download the software. When this window opens, select "Save this program to disk" and click OK.




Step 2:    On this window, choose Desktop from the pulldown menu and then click "Save" When the download is finished, the program will be located on your Desktop with the name winscp2.exe.




Step 3:    Go to your Desktop and find the new program file winscp2.exe. Double click on this file to open the program, then select the "Basic" tab. In the Host name, User name and Password fields, enter the information that was given to you by 1stOmni for your account. The Port number should be 22. No other settings are required, DO NOT change any of the settings within the other tabs.




Step 4:    When you are finished entering the above login information, click on the "Stored sessions" tab and then click on the "Save" button.




Step 5:    When the "Save session as" window appears, enter a user friendly name for your connection. (example: Acme website, Our company website, etc) Once you have entered the name you are finished with all the necessary settings.




Step 6:     To connect to your website highlight your account name and click on the "Login" button.




Step 7:     The first time you connect you may get a message stating that the keys don't match, just click "OK" and then the program will open with the window below.

All of your live web site files are located in the "web" folder. To upload and download, just select the files you want to move by holding down the "Ctlr" key on your keyboard while selecting the files. To initiate the transfer, just drag the file from the left to right or right to left depending on if you want to upload or download.




Firewalls
If your computer is behind a firewall and you can not access the web server, ask your system administrator if port 22 is open, if not, they will need to open this port before SSH will work.


Additional Support
For additional documentation on WinSCP please visit their website. If you can not connect after following all the instructions above, contact our technical support department

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