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Before You Set Up
Set up Dreamweaver 8 for Secure FTP

Before You Set Up

• Before setting up your Dreamweaver 8 SFTP, define your site in Dreamweaver as described under Help>Using Dreamweaver or on the Macromedia site.
• Secure FTP now integrates SSH and, therefore, does not depend on a kerberized connection.

Set up Dreamweaver 8 for Secure FTP

1. From the Site menu choose Manage Sites....
   Result: The Manage Sites window appears.
2. If the site already exists, select the desired site. If the site does not exist, click New>Site.
   Result: The Site Definition for [site name] window appears.
3. Click on the Advanced tab, and select Remote Info from the Category pane on the left.
   Result: The Remote Info dialog appears.
4. In the Access dropdown list, select FTP.
   Result: The fields shown below appear.
   
   
5. Select or enter the following:
   
   

   FTP Host	ftp.dialup.mit.edu
   Host Directory	/afs/athena.mit.edu/your-full-path/ Note: The path to a site will differ depending on the location holding the files -- whether it is your personal locker, a course locker or an organization locker. You can read more about a locker type and/or its path.
   Login	Kerberos username
   Password	Kerberos password (See step 7 below.)
   Use Passive FTP	Check this option.
   Use Firewall	Uncheck this option.
   Use SecureFTP (SFTP)	Check this option.
   Enable file check in and check out	Read about this feature

6. Click the Test button to test your connection.
7. Uncheck the Save box at the Password field. You will be prompted for your password when connecting.
   IS&T recommends that you do not save your password because it will remain on the machine, and your personal information could be at risk.
    
8. Click OK in the Site Definition window. Click Done in the Manage Sites window.
    
9. On the Dreamweaver Window menu, select Files. Be sure that Files is checked.
   Result: You can now move files securely between the remote site, specified in the Host Directory field above, and your local site.

Note: The path to a site will differ depending on the location holding the files -- whether it is your personal locker, a course locker or an organization locker. If you are not sure how to determine the locker type and/or its path, contact webhelp@mit.edu, or call 617.253.1102.

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