Embed a Username & Password into a Link
Embedding a username and password in a hyperlink is a convenient way to share access to a FTP site without broadcasting the username and password. A standard Hyperlink is displayed as the following: ftp://domain.com An embedded Hyperlink is similar, however it contains the username and password: ftp://username:password@domain.com To create a embedded Hyperlink you must add the username and password between ftp:// and domain name: ftp://username:password@domain.com Highlighted in blue is first the protocol and domain name Highlighted...
read moreAccessing the FTP Site in Windows Explorer
To manage the files on the FTP site more rigorously (by uploading, downloading, modifying, deleting files and/or folders) While logged in to the FTP site, click the ‘Page’ menu button on the right-hand side of the IE 7 browser window and select the option, “Open FTP Site in Windows Explorer” Input the Username and Password of the account You may Check the Save Password checkbox Select Log On You can now drag-n-drop files from your computer to the FTP Site, vice...
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What is FTP? File Transfer Protocol is the standard way of transferring files across the Internet. Rather than using your E-mail Account to transmit large quantity and/or large size file(s), FTP is it is best alternative for transferring next to sneakernet, lol. Accessing the FTP Site in Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) Launch your Internet Explorer 7 browser by double clicking on the icon In the address bar, type the following link filling in the correct username, password, and domain. E.g. ftp://username:password@domain.com The IE7 browser will...
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