Connecting to a FTP Server with OS X or Windows

For accessing Helios from an off campus computer it is preferred that you use an FTP client instead of the built-in FTP client of your web browser. Such a client offers more features, faster transfers, and a better overall experience for moving your files.

Connecting to a Server

Below are examples of two connection screens with CCA information filled in to connect to Helios. Example A is Fetch, a Macintosh client and B is FileZilla a Windows client. (You may click their names to open a new browser window to visit their homepages and get yourself a copy!)

  A

A) Fetch Screen Grab 1


  B

B)FileZilla 1


Moving Files

Below is an example of each FTP client's main screen after a connection is made. Moving files back and forth is as easy as dragging and dropping the files to and from the window that has the Read Me.rtf file in it (see examples below.)

  A

fetch 2 Screen Grab

  B

FileZilla 2 Screen Grab


Connecting to your WWW Space on Helios

When connecting to Helios the default directory is your Helios network storage space. If you've registered for www space on Helios, you must utilize your client's "change directory" command to change to the following directory to modify your www files: /mnt/webusers/doe99/ where doe99 is substituted with your Campus Computer Account (CCA) username.