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How to Use FileZilla: Connecting to a Host

Before you can connect to a host at Georgetown, you must obtain a webspace account. If you have not done so, fill out the appropriate request form.

Note: These instructions assume that you'll be using FileZilla to connect to gusun.georgetown.edu or www7.georgetown.edu. If you're connecting to a different host, you'll have to enter the information appropriate for that host.

Georgetown assigns students and faculty webspace on two servers (hosts): a server for Web sites and applications that are being developed, and a server for those that are in production. The address for each of these servers was included in the e-mail you received from the webmaster when your webspace account was created. (If you do not have a webspace account, fill out the request form.) 

Before you begin, you must know the name of the server you want to connect to and your password. Here at Georgetown, the most commonly-used hosts are gusun.geogetown.edu and www7.georgetown.edu, the server for Web sites that are being developed.

Your password for www7.georgetown.edu will be your NetID password. If you have an account on gusun.georgetown.edu, you would have been asked to establish a password when the account was created for you. If you don't know your gusun.georgetown.edu password (or if it has expired), please contact the Help Desk.

  1. Double-click the FileZilla shortcut icon on your desktop.(It was placed there during installation.)

  1. This will launch the FileZilla program. Note: At this point you will not be connected to your server (e.g., www7.georgetown.edu).

 

  1. FileZilla allows you to store your log-in information for the server(s) you need to access regularly so that you can easily connect to them. From the menu bar, select File and then Site Manager. This will open the Site Manager window.




  1. First, you will create a profile for your development server. Click on the button that says New Site.


 

  1. Enter a name for this server. You can use any name that is easy for you to identify. (Development Server may be a good choice.) Click Enter.


 

  1. In the field that says Host, enter the Web address of the development server you were assigned by the webmaster. (For most people, this will be www7.georgetown.edu). In the field that says Port, enter 22. In the dropdown menu under Servertype, select SFTP using SSH2. Under Logontype, choose Normal. In the field that says User, enter your NetID. Leave the Account field blank. In the field that says Password, enter your NetID Password. Click Connect. 


 

  1. Once you have successfully connected to the server, a list of files and folders will appear on the right side of the main window. If you want to use FileZilla to move files to and from your webspace account, see Transferring Files.


  1. You may also wish at this point to go ahead and create a profile for the production server you will use so that once you are ready to take your site public, the server information will already be stored in FileZilla. Just as you did in Step 6, open the Site Manager and create a New Site. Choose a name for the server (like Production Server). All of the information you enter will be identical to the information you entered for the development server, except you will enter the address for the production server (included in the e-mail from the webmaster) in the field that says Host. Next, click Save and Exit. Later, when you are ready to move your site to the production server, you will be ready to connect quickly and easily.


 

  1. Now you're ready to begin transferring files.

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