FTP Client Tutorial
How to use FTP for File Transfer?
To transfer files via File Transfer Protocol (FTP), you need to establish an FTP connection. To make an FTP connection you can use a standard Web browser (Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, etc.) or an FTP Client. To transfer a file with FTP you need to have an FTP accounts for the web space you are going to transfer the file to. FTP hosting account where you plan to upload your files. You can also create additional for other users.
When using a web browser for an FTP connection, FTP uploads are sometimes very slow, and downloads are not protected (not recommended for uploading or downloading large files).
FTP Client Software
An FTP Client is a software designed to transfer files back-and-forth between two computers over the Internet. It needs to be installed on your computer and can only be used with a live connection to the Internet.
With an FTP Client (such as FileZilla, CuteFTP or SmartFTP) uploading/downloading a file is really easy. Furthermore, FTP clients have some extra features. For example, you're can resume a download that did not finish successfully. This is a very nice feature for people with slower Internet connections.
FTP clients' interface is usually divided in two - the pane on the left shows the files and folders on your computer (your Desktop, My Documents, etc,) and the pane on the right displays the files on the remote server (if this is your website hosting account, you will see the public_html folder, where the files of your site are stored).
FTP File Transfer
File transfers are made by simply dragging and dropping files from one pane to the other. Additional features of the FTP Client include: multiple file transfers at a time, auto resuming of the transfer, file queueing and more.
Choose your correct version for your pc (64bit / 32bit, windows/mac )
Download here:
https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=client
Tutorial:
1. Download and install Filezilla on your laptop/PC.
2. On your ZGemma box, from the remote control, go to:
MENU - INFO PANEL - INFOS - NETWORK
Near the top of the page it should show:
Internet address: ###.###.#.### ( numbers should replace the hash tags )
Take a note of this internet address.
I use openATV but on other builds there may be different MENU options you may have to go under to find the internet address but it should be in the Network option.
3. Once Filezilla is installed on your laptop/PC, open the program and you should have a screen similar to this:
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A = This is where to put the internet address that we took a note of earlier.
B = The username is: root
C = Press the quickconnect button to connect to your ZGemma box.
D = The left side panel is the contents of your laptop/PC.
E = The right side panel will show the contents of what you are connecting to.
4. Once you have entered the details and connected to your box, you should have a screen similar to this:
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F = Like I said before, the left side panel is the contents of your laptop/PC. From here you can choose the file(s) that you wish to transfer to your box.
G = The right side panel should now show you the contents of your ZGemma box.
5. To transfer a file over to your ZGemma box you must follow these steps:
-Once connected to your box, on the right side panel, find and open the destination folder you are going to put the file that you are transferring over.
-On the left side panel, find the file that you are going to be transferring over to your box.
-Right click on this file and click on upload.
-The file should now be showing in the folder on the right side panel.
Thats it, you just transferred a file from your laptop/PC over FTP to your ZGemma box.
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