FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. This protocol is a method for transferring files from one computer to another over the internet. FTP software includes products such as WS_FTP for Windows, WINSCP for Windows, and Fetch for Macintosh. These programs should be available on every university owned computer. They are also included in the SEU Network Installer for students. You may download copies of this software for your computer from http://www.frc.stedwards.edu/installers. FTP software is primarily used for publishing web content. Web development software such as Dreamweaver includes built in FTP capabilities.

Secure FTP (SFTP) is a separate protocol from FTP that enables you to fully encrypt all file transfers and prevent unauthorized access to your data, files, user names, and passwords. Secure FTP is currently enabled on the servers aux.stedwards.edu, admin.stedwards.edu and edshare.stedwards.edu. Beginning January 4, 2006 all transactions to these servers will need to be conducted via SFTP. Secure FTP software includes WinSCP and Fetch 5. Dreamweaver MX 2004 and Dreamweaver 8 also support Secure FTP connections.