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Created On8/17/2009
Modified8/17/2009
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How to set up WS_FTP Professional to use FTP over SSL
Windows 2008/IIS 7 allows a secure FTP connection via FTP over SSL. Note that this is not the same as SFTP (FTP via SSH), so you may have to experiment a bit with your FTP client settings to get a secure connection. Our tests were successful with the following.
  1. Click Connect -> Create Site
  2. In the Site Name field, enter your domain name and click next
  3. Select FTP/SSL (Auth SSL) and click next
  4. Fill out the remaining fields as follows:
    • Server Address – Enter either your domain name or the secondary FTP address in this field. Your secondary FTP address and FTP login information can be found in the Site Info section of Control Panel
    • User Name – Enter your FTP username.
    • Password – Enter the password for this user.
  5. Click Next to complete the Wizard
Note: If you receive an generic "could not connect" error, or in implicit mode see an attempted connection to port 990, you have a configuration error. Please cut and paste the login information from Control Panel to make sure you are supplying the proper credentials.