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Using SFTP in Contribute

Using SFTP in Contribute is very simple and is similar to setting up a regular FTP connection. Ask your system administrator if you are unsure of the server type being used.

NOTE: If you are moving files from the old Intranet (DFS) to the new Intranet (ZFS), go to http://www.csupomona.edu/~ehelp/zfs/sftp.shtml for the correct ZFS SFTP settings (link will open in new window). Refer to the rest of this tutorial for step-by-step directions on connecting in Contribute.

For first time users, click Setting Up Contribute.

To set up a secure FTP connection:

1. Browse to the root of the site to be edited.
2. Click the Make Connection button. Click Next.
3. Enter your BroncoName and email address. Click Next.
4. The URL for the site root should be filled in. If not, or if you want to choose a different page as the root, enter the URL or browse to it. Click Next.
   
   In the following picture, the numbered boxes indicate where you need to enter your account settings in the Contribute Connection Information Panel dialog box. Read on for descriptions of the boxes and hints for determining your settings.
5. In the Connection Information Panel, choose SFTP from the drop down menu.
6. Enter the name of the SFTP server. Enter "ftp.csupomona.edu". (Use the form sftp.servername.com, or use whatever connection information the system administrator has issued.)
7. Enter the login and password for the site. Enter your BroncoName and BroncoPassword. Click Next.
8. Contribute will then verify the connection information. If needed, you will be prompted to select a user group to join. The administrator will have this information. You are now ready to edit the site.

 

This page was last updated on September 23, 2009.