Sinclair Community College

WS_FTP Instructions
  1. Click on the following link to download the ws_ftp.zip file and install it. You must have Winzip to open this file and allow it to install.
  2. Double click on the file and install WS_FTP.
    1. Make sure you fill out the information as if you were an instructor or in an educational setting and you must indicate that you are using it at work. This way the software will not expire after 90 days.
  3. Once you have installed the software go to your START; PROGRAMS; WS-FTP to activate the software.
  4. You should next see a window that pops up asking you for some information. Once session Properties window displays, click on the delete button until you do not see any Profile Names in the Profile Name Line.  WSFTP comes with approx. 20 preset FTP Settings and you will want to remove them.

Step 1. Give your session a name

Step 2. Name of the Server you are going to connect to

Step 3. Leave the Automatic detect option alone

Step 4. Type in your Domain User Name with scc-nt/ in front of it

Step 5. Type in your Domain Password and make sure you deselect the Anonymous option

  1. After you have filled in the information on the General Tab click on the Startup Tab and fill in the following information.

Put the path of your subdirectory name /(first name last name)/ with no periods.

Then go to the Advanced Tab and take the check mark out of the Passive Transfer box.

  1. Click on Apply and then Ok, you should hear a train whistle and the URL will pop under the Remote Site Section.


  1. Find your files on the Local System and select them,  click on the Transfer Arrows to send the files to the server. Also make sure you have selected the Binary option of transferring files.


Did You Know?
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Sinclair faculty are consistently awarded for their teaching excellence.
Sinclair awards on average $29 million in financial aid and scholarships each year.
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