FTP setup and configuration on Awardspace.com - The full Tutorial

Finding and downloading a FTP client

Finding a good reliable free FTP client can be hard so here is a list of free ftp clients for you to choose from.

Once you have downloaded the ftp of your choice install it and run the client.

Now what? Settings and Configuration

host/path: login to your Awardspace control panel and then goto your FTP manager, follow the below steps:

step 1: Go to the FTP manager


Go to ftp manager

step 2: Get your host/path from the list, anyone of them(everyones is different).


Down the bottom of the page is the ftp host/path names...

Username and password:

Go to your FTP manager again..


FTP username is in the the table on the FTP manager page and to set the password click the images at the end of the table

Once you have clicked the image it will come up like this:


Set your password in the 2 feilds provided

Now what? Settings and Configuration of your FTP

  • host/path: <SUBDOMAIN> or <DOMAIN> - found in the FTP manager (shown above in second image).
  • Username: - found in the FTP manager (Shown in the third image).
  • Password: - Set in the FTP manager (Shown in the forth image).
  • Port: 21 (if required)
  • Passive mode: ON (if you get an Error 500 its because this is turned off)

Congratulations

You now know how to setup FTP for your Awardspace account, if you are having problems with this, post on the Awardspace forum or add a comment and i will get back to you.

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