FTP stands for "File Transfer Protocol", which is an early method of transferring files between computers. This approach is still widely used today, but mostly be software engineers and programmers. The internet you see today is moved from development computers onto internet servers using FTP protocols. Even this page was uploaded via FTP.
For our purposes, we're using FTP as a back-door approach to transferring large files between computers. Do you have a 30-meg movie you want to share with a friend? FTP can do it. Try doing that with email (or chat).
Instructions
Computer Setup
To get your computer connected to our FTP site:
Open a "File Eplorer" window. If you're unable to find this ...
1a) Press the "Start" button
2b) type "explore" in the search bar, then select the "File Explorer" application/program
Type "ftp://guest@minshall-family.com" as your directory location
Enter user-name as "guest@minshall-family.com"
enter password as "guest"
then hit the "Log On" button
Uploading Files
To transfer files from your computer (or phone) to the internet:
Connect to the FTP server, per the section above
Open a second File-explorer window, then navigate to where your file is located
Drag a copy of your file from your local drive into the FTP site window
Close the FTP File-Explorer window
Downloading Files
To transfer files to your computer from the internet, follow these steps:
Connect to the FTP server, per the section above
Open a second File-explorer window, then navigate to the location where you'd like the FTP'd file to reside
Drag a copy of the FTP file from the FTP site into your local-directory window
