Uploading Instructions
Windows

1. You will need an File Transfer Protocol (FTP) program. (For this tutorial we assume you are using the WS_FTP program.)

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2. You will need to be logged in to StarNet and you must have already set up your account on the server.

3. Start WS_FTP. You should see a screen like the one below

4. Click on New.

5. In box titled "Profile Name" enter in your name or your username.

6. Go down to the "Host Name" box. In there enter ftp.azstarnet.com".

7. For "Host Type" leave it set for "auto detect".

8. For "User ID" put in your username in all lower case and without the "P".

Note: Your username is the three to seven character name you selected when you started the account.

9. Make sure "Anonymous login" is unchecked.

10. For "Password" put in you password.

Note: The password is the eight character string of letters and numbers given to you when you set up the account. The letters are in upper and lower case. They must be entered in the same case as they were given to you or it will not work.

11. If you want WS_FTP to remember your password, make sure "Save Password" is checked. Otherwise, you will need to supply the password each time you transfer files to your account.

12. Click on the Save button.

13. Click on Ok and the program will try and log you in to your account.

14. If the program connects, you'll see a window like the one below.

Note: If the box along the bottom says "Connection closed" or the button in the lower left-hand corner says Connect instead of Close, something in the settings isn't right or you aren't logged into StarNet. If you are logged in, click on the Connect button and go through the settings again.

15. On the left-hand side, it says "Local System"--this is your computer. Underneath that is the directory on your hard drive that WS_FTP is currently looking in. Beneath that is a window that includes ".." (which you would double-click on to move up a directory), the list of directories under the current directory, the files in the current directory, and a list of the drives [in brackets] at the bottom.

16. On the right-hand side, it says "Remote System"--this is StarNet's computer. Underneath that is the directory you are in currently on that computer. Beneath that is a window that shows the directories and files in the directory.

17. In the directories window under Remote System (on the right-hand side), there should be the selection "public_html". Double click on it.

Note: If there isn't a public_html directory, you need to exit out of WS_FTP and setup the directory on the server.

18. On the left-hand side, you need to navigate through the contents on your hard drive to find the file(s) you want to upload.

19. Once you've found the files you can upload them to that public_html directpry. In order to do so, you need to do highlight the file you want to upload and click on the arrow pointing to the right.

20. Now there's a sticking point. There are basically two different types of files as far as FTP is concerned:

First, there are text files (called ASCII files). They are files containing just letters and numbers without any special display codes (like you'd get with Word or WordPerfect). HTML files are just text files.

Second, are application or binary files. Pictures are not text files, they are binary files.

When FTP transfers a file it needs to know which type of file it's sending. If WS_FTP sends the file as the wrong type, the file will be unusable.

In the WS_FTP window underneath the file listings, you'll see three buttons. The first to are ASCII and Binary. The third one varies depending on what version of WS_FTP you have. If the third option is Automatic, then all you need to do is click on that and WS_FTP will be able to automatically detect what type of file you're transfering and send it in with the proper method.

If the third option isn't Automatic, then you'll need to specify what type of file you are sending. If it's an HTML file, you will need to make sure the ASCII option is selected. If it's a picture or something of that nature, you will need to make sure Binary is selected when you send the file.

Now you need to finish sending all the files needed for your homepage.

21. Okay. Now you've got all the files uploaded to your public_html directory on the StarNet server. You're done right? Well, maybe no.

Note: Remember that UNIX (the operating system that StarNet's server is running) is case sensitive. That means if your image names are in all upper case letters and your homepage is looking for them in all lower case, then none of your images will appear. Also remember that the first page must be named "index.html" or "index.htm" (without the quotes).

In either case, the solution is simple:

  1. On the right-hand side, highlight the file you want to rename.
  2. Click on the Rename button.
  3. A window pops up asking what you want to name the file, enter what it should be.
  4. Click on Ok.
  5. The file should be renamed.

22. Then you should be set. Your homepage should be viewable by anyone.

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