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Setting FTP options for remote access:

The purpose of the following dialog box is to complete information about your FTP access to the remote server where you store files.

To set up or edit the FTP settings in Dreamweaver:

1. Choose Site > Manage Sites.
2. In the Manage Sites dialog box, either click the New button or select your existing site definition and click the Edit button.
   
   In the following picture, the numbered boxes indicate where you need to enter your account settings in the Dreamweaver Site Definition dialog box. Read on for descriptions of the boxes and hints for determining your settings.
   
   
3. In the Site Definition dialog box, you will see two tabs: Basic and Advanced. For the purposes of this tutorial, we will focus on the Advanced tab, since it includes more FTP options than the Basic tab.
4. From the Advanced tab, choose the Remote Info category.
5. In the Access drop-down menu, select FTP, once you have determined that FTP is your best option.
6. In the FTP host field, enter the host name of the FTP host to which you upload files for your website. Your FTP host is the full Internet name of a computer system, such as" ftp.calpolypomona.edu".
7. In the Host directory field, enter the host directory at the remote site where you store your documents that are visible to the public.
   1. For a user account, enter:  /dfs/user/BroncoName (i.e.: /dfs/user/billybronco).
   2. For a group account, enter: /dfs/group/GroupName (i.e.: /dfs/group/helpdesk).
      
      Note: If you’re uncertain about what to enter as the host directory, contact the server’s administrator.
      
      
8. In the Login and Password fields, enter your BroncoName and BroncoPassword.
9. Click the Test button to test your FTP host, host directory, login name and password.
10. Dreamweaver saves your password by default. Deselect the Save checkbox if you prefer that Dreamweaver prompt you for a password each time you connect to the remote server.
11. Select the Use Secure FTP (SFTP) checkbox to use SFTP for secure authentication. SFTP uses encryption and public keys to secure a connection to your testing server.
12. The checkboxes for "Automatically upload files to server on save" and "Enable file check in and check out" are not specific to FTP sites. Refer to Dreamweaver help for more information on these two options.

Note: The FTP Host and Host Directory information must be obtained from the system administrator. No one else has access to this information. Enter the information exactly as your system administrator gives it to you.