How to Log on Using FTP in MetroCast
MetroCast Communications is a provider of Internet, digital cable and telephone services. The company is based in Belmont, New Hampshire, and serves several communities around the United States. Metrocast provides its Internet account customers with free personal Web space on its servers. Customers can use this space for their personal websites, storage or email. Access to the personal Web space is provided through FTP, a protocol used to transfer files between computers over the Internet. If you don't know your FTP information, contact MetroCast's tech support department for assistance.
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Instructions
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Use Window Explorer
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Right-click "Start" and click "Explore." This opens Windows Explorer.
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Type "ftp: //youmetrocastftpserver/" in the address bar on the top left of Windows Explorer, replacing the dummy address with the actual Metrocast FTP address, and press "Enter." The "Log on as" security box appears.
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Type in your Metrocast FTP username and password and click "Log On." You should have access to your FTP files and folders on your FTP site. Windows Explorer will display the hosted files and folders on the right pane.
Use FileZilla
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Open your Web browser and go to FileZilla (see Resources). Download the FileZilla FTP client. Select "win32-setup.exe" and click "Run" to install FileZilla. Follow the on-screen prompts to install FileZilla on your computer. Go to "Start" and click to open the FileZilla FTP client.
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Click "File" and "Site Manager." The "Site Manager" window opens.
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Click on the "New Site" button and give the new site a name. On the right pane of FileZilla, type your MetroCast FTP server information under the "General" tab:
Host name: home.metrocast.net
Host type: Auto Detect
User name: Your username
Password: Your password
Logon type: Normal
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Click "File" and "Site Manager," select your FTP server and click on the "Connect" button. You now have access to your remote FTP files on the right side and your local computer files on the left side of the FileZilla ftp client. To update your website, drag files from your computer in the left pane into the right pane of FileZilla.
Use SmartFTP
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Open your Web browser and navigate to SmartFTP (see Resources).
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Click to download the SmartFTP client. Click "Run" on the file download box to install the client. Follow the instructions.
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Open up SmartFTP client and click "File" and "New Remote Browser." The new remote browser window opens.
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Select "Normal" for the "Protocol" drop-down box.
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Type your Metrocast ftp server name, folder path, user name and password. Click "OK." SmartFTP will connect to your remote FTP server. You now have access to your remote Metrocast FTP files.
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