DE Oracle @ UMUC

The POINT of this tutorial is to make certain you know how to:

• connect to Polaris;
• create and manage folders;
• upload files

1. Connect to your Internet Service Provider (ISP). 

Before you can connect to your FTP site, you must be connected to your ISP. Unless you are connected to your ISP before you launch CuteFTP, it will not connect to any FTP site.

2. Start CuteFTP by clicking the CuteFTP icon that was created during installation. If a desktop icon wasn't created during the installation, you can select CuteFTP from the Windows program menu.

The Site Manager screen will be displayed. This is where you will enter the FTP server information to connect to the remote computer where your files will reside. The Site Manager has two windows. The left window contains several predefined folders. In the right window, the contents of any selected folder are displayed.

3. Configure your FTP Connection.

In the Site Manager window, click the Add Site button. This will bring up the Add Host screen where you will store your server information.

The four boxes that need to filled out are: Site Label, Host Address, User ID and Password.

• Site Label - Identify the site in the Site Manager (Polaris or your first name or the name of the course. It doesn't matter.)
• Host Address - Address to Polaris server -- polaris.umuc.edu  (for nova account holders: nova.umuc.edu)
• User I.D. -  Polaris (or Nova) user name
• Password -  Polaris (or Nova) password

(Do not click on the Save Pwd  box next unless this is on your own machine).

1. Connect to Polaris (Nova). Highlight the site you created and click the Connect button. After connecting, click the OK button at the bottom of the screen.

2. The Add Host window goes away and you will only see the Site Manager window.

1. By default, The left window (local system) in the Site Manager shows the contents of the CuteFTP folder. Double-clicking on the yellow folder will take you back to the C:\ directory. You can also use the scroll bar to move down to the list of other drives including your floppy. Double-clicking on any of the drive letters will display the contents of that drive.

By default, the right window (remote system) in the Site Manager shows the contents of your Polaris (nova) account. Double-click on the www folder to open it.

Select Make a New Directory (Ctrl-M) from the Command menu.

2. The following box will appear. Enter the course abbreviation and number as one word, all lower-case.  For example, gsmt800, gsmt725, admn601, csmn636, tman613.

1. Double-click your course folder to open it. (The first time you do this, the right window will be empty after you double-click on your course folder). Select the files or folder from your floppy or hard drive (left window) that you want to transfer to Polaris (Nova).

Use the Main Screen to drag your files to the server. This screen is divided into four windows: an upper horizontal window, two lower vertical windows, and a bottom horizontal window.

• Upper Window (Log). This is where the commands CuteFTP gives the server as well as the server's responses are displayed.
• Lower Left Window (Local). The lower left window displays the selected directory from your hard drive.
• Lower Right Window (Remote). The lower right window displays the files and directories on your server.
• Bottom Window (Queue). The queue window is used for temporary storage of files you wish to transfer at a later time.

There are four methods of accomplishing this:

1. Drag and Drop -- Highlight the file(s) on your local drive that you want to upload. Use your left mouse button to "grab" the highlighted file(s) and drag it (them) to the right window and drop it (them) anywhere in that window. By default, you will receive a prompt to "upload selected file?". Click the OK button after you have verified the file name(s). The upper window will display commands, statuses, and the server's response to your commands.
2. Highlight the file(s) you want to upload in the left screen and then click the Upload button located at the top of the CuteFTP screen below the Menu Bar. It looks like an arrow pointing up. If that button is not highlighted, you have failed to highlight the files you want to upload. When you click the Upload button, the Confirm Upload screen, as in the previous method, will prompt you. You may accomplish the same thing by selecting Commands/Upload from the Menu Bar.
3. Double click the file you would like to upload. By default CuteFTP takes that action as a Transfer File request.
4. Highlight the file you want to upload and RIGHT click it. LEFT click the upload option in the Menu that appears. Continue as in the previous methods.

The files will appear in the right window (Polaris or Nova).

2.  If you have created a web page with graphics or other images, you should double-check your work. here's how:

In the browser, type in the URL for your webpage. The URL will always follow the same format*

http://polaris.umuc.edu/~username/coursefoldername/filename.htm*

Example: http://polaris.umuc.edu/~gthorpe/admn601/drucker.htm

- or, if you transferred an entire folder to polaris

http://polaris.umuc.edu/~username/coursefoldername/pagefoldername/filename.htm

Example: http://polaris.umuc.edu/~tfield/admn601/module5/module5.htm