The following guide will show you the proper way to setup a FTP or SFTP connection to your (mt) Media Temple services using FlashFXP.

FTP Setup Instructions

1. Start FlashFXP
2. Click on Sites
   
3. Click on Site Manage
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4. Click on New Site
   
   
5. Type in your domain then click OK
   
   
   
6. Fill out the settings in the General Tab
   
   
   Site Name:
   
   (gs) - s#####.gridserver.com
   (ss) - ss##.shared.server-system.net
   (dv) - xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
   
   IP Address:
   
   (gs) - s#####.gridserver.com
   (ss) - ss##.shared.server-system.net
   (dv) - xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
   
   Port: 21 for FTP, 22 for SFTP
   
   User Name:
   
   (gs) - serveradmin@mt-example.com
   (ss) - mt-example.com
   (dv) - username
   
   Anonymous: Do NOT check
   
   Password:
   
   (gs) - Please see Server Administrator in your AccountCenter.
   (ss) - Please see Server Details in AccountCenter.
   (dv) - Click Setup under Hosting for your domain.
   
   Remote Path:
   
   (gs) - Please see Server Administrator in your AccountCenter.
   (ss) - Please see Server Details in AccountCenter.
   (dv) - Click Setup under Hosting for your domain.
   
   Local Path:  N/A
   
   Proxy Server: Default or None
   
   Time Zone: Unknown Time Zone/ Use Server Time
   
   Notes: N/A
   
7. Fill out the settings in the Option Tab:
   
   
   Use site ip for passive mode connections:
   
   Disable "Force Active Mode to use this IP" for this site":
   
   Send anti-idle keep alives:
   
   
8. Click Connect to finish.
   

SFTP Setup Instructions

 The only difference in setting Flashftp to use SFTP is in step 6 change the port # to 22.

Notes/Supplemental Resources:

• http://www.flashfxp.com/
  

Revisions:

02-27-2009: Article Creation