Getting Started Using FileZilla with ExaVault

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Table of Contents
Introduction............................................................................................................................................... 3 About This Document ........................................................................................................................ 3 Getting FileZilla ........................................................................................................................................ 3 Installing FileZilla on Windows ........................................................................................................ 3 Supported Microsoft Windows Platforms .............................................................................. 3 Installing FileZilla on Linux............................................................................................................... 4 Supported Linux Platforms....................................................................................................... 4 Installing FileZilla on OS X ................................................................................................................ 4 Supported OS X Platforms ........................................................................................................ 4 Using FileZilla............................................................................................................................................ 4 ExaVault Test Account ....................................................................................................................... 6 Connecting to SFTP servers .............................................................................................................. 7 Host Keys ............................................................................................................................................... 9 Uploading & Downloading ................................................................................................................ 9 Other Resources..................................................................................................................................... 10

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Introduction
About This Document
This document is intended for ExaVault users who have chosen to use FileZilla as their FTP client. We will be covering installation on various operating systems, and general use of the FileZilla FTP Client as it relates to ExaVault and the services we provide.

Getting FileZilla
Getting FileZilla is simple! Go to http://filezilla-project.org/index.php and click on

And select the correct download depending on your Operating System. Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac OS X are supported. You can also choose to compile FileZilla from source code

Installing FileZilla on Windows

This document assumes you are going to use the default options during install. If you have a particular place you would like to install FileZIlla other than in Program Files on your C: drive, then when you get to that part of the install, feel free to modify the steps below. No changes need to be made to any of the install options in order to use ExaVault FTP services. 1. Download the FileZilla executable (.exe) 2. Double left click on the FileZilla executable after the download completes. 3. The first screen you will see is the license agreement. Review the agreement and left click the button. 4. Review the options on the user selection screen. If satisfied, Left click Keep in mind that if you install for all users, you will need administrative privileges on the machine you are trying to install FileZilla on. 5. Review the options available to you , when done click 6. At the installation path screen, click 7. At the Start Menu Folder screen, click 8. FileZilla will now install. When the installation is complete, click Supported Microsoft Windows Platforms Downloads for FileZilla are available for 32bit versions of Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7.

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Installing FileZilla on Linux

FileZilla is built for Debian 5.0 (Lenny). It is highly recommended to use the package management system of your distribution or to manually compile FileZilla if you are running a different flavor of Linux. <!this might be a good place to put some of the stuff from the /ccurley folder on the test sftp account, I just dont want to copy and paste someone elses work without permission. At the same time, I dont know how much sense it makes to just cover Ubantu installation and consider this section to be complete. Supported Linux Platforms Downloads for FileZilla are available for i586 and x86_64 (64Bit) architectures. Source code for FileZilla is available for download as well.

Installing FileZilla on OS X
1. 2. 3. 4. Download the FileZilla version for your Macs processor type (Intel or PowerPC) When prompted if you are sure you would like to open FileZilla, choose Open. Click OK and FileZilla should open. After FileZilla opens, close the application and use finder to navigate to the folder you downloaded FileZilla to. 5. Left click and drag the FileZilla application to the Applications folder. 6. FileZilla will now be found in your Applications folder. Supported OS X Platforms Downloads for FileZilla are available for i686 (Intel) and PowerPC (PPC G4) architectures. Users must have at least OS X 10.5 (Leopard) installed to use FileZilla.

Using FileZilla
To launch FileZilla, follow these steps If you are using Windows, go to the Start Menu > Program Files > FileZilla FTP Client > FileZilla If you are using Linux, go to Applications->Internet-> FileZilla FTP Client. If you are using OS X, go to Go > Applications > FileZilla

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The FileZilla interface is very simple.

Figure 1 Breakdown of the FileZilla GUI.

The FileZilla GUI (Graphical User Interface) has 5 major parts to it. 1. The Quick Connect bar allows you to quickly enter the hostname, username, password and port so you can connect to a server and start transferring files and folders. 2. Command Output shows the actual commands that FileZilla is sending to the server. 3. The Local Site or Local File Browser allows you to browse your local computer for files and folders that you would like to transfer to the server.

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4. The Remote Site or Remote File Browser allows you to navigate through the folders on the FTP server after you connect. 5. The Queue is used to allow you to upload and download multiple folders and files in succession.

ExaVault Test Account

ExaVault has setup a test account for troubleshooting and testing. This account is not intended for general use. If you have an account with ExaVault, we will provide you with your own username and password. If you are having issues logging in to your account, contact support@exavault.com via email or call 1 (510) 500-0245 and we will be happy to help you. The following examples will use this test account to show how FileZilla works with the services that ExaVault provides. Hostname: bobsmith.exavault.com Login: bobsmith Password: Exavault Port: 22

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Connecting to SFTP servers

Using the Quick Connect bar

Figure 2 Example showing where to put the Hostname, Username, Password and Port via the Quick Connect bar in FileZilla.

1. To connect using the Quick Connect bar, enter the address of the server into the Host field of the Quick connect bar. This example uses bobsmith.exavault.com as the hostname. Try to connect using the hostname provided for you by ExaVault. If you are having issues using the hostname that we have provided, feel free to use bobsmith.exavault.com. 2. Enter the username for your account into the Username field. This example uses bobsmith as the username. 3. Enter the password for your account into the Password field. This example uses exavault as the password. FileZilla Getting Started Guide Page 7

4. Enter port 22 for value in the Port field. This is standard for all SFTP connections. Alternatively, if you add sftp:// to the hostname, FileZilla will automatically know that you want to use SFTP and will set the port accordingly. 5. Click on the Quick Connect button and FileZilla will connect.

Figure 3 Example of a successful connection to bobsmith.exavault.com

After a server has been successfully connected to using the Quick Connect Bar, you can connect to it again without having to enter the server information again. To the right of the see you will

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Host Keys
The first time you connect to a server using SFTP, you will be prompted to add the servers host key to your SSH keyring.

Figure 4 Unknown host key

Make sure the Always Trust this host, add the key to the cache is checked and click OK.

Uploading & Downloading

You can upload or download a file by double-clicking on it. It will be added to the transfer queue and the transfer starts automatically. To transfer folders and/or multiple files, select them and right-click the selection. Then you can click on Upload/Download in the popup menu. You can also drag the files from one side and drop them on the other side. To add files to the queue so that they will be transferred later, select them and click Add to Queue from the popup menu. You may also drag the files directly into the queue. Click on the button on the toolbar to start the transfer.

Or, you can click on a file, then drag the file (a box is added to the arrow cursor) to the folder where you want to move it. The folder will be highlighted when you are over it. Let go of the mouse button and the file will be moved to the folder.

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Other Resources
If you need further assistance using FileZilla, here are some links that might help. FileZilla Documentation Wiki http://wiki.filezilla-project.org/Documentation ExaVault Support support@exavault.com 1 (510) 500-0245

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