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SmartFTP on Windows How-To

Table of Contents

SmartFTP Introduction
Download and Install SmartFTP
Configure SmartFTP
Using SmartFTP
Additional SSL-FTP notes

SmartFTP Introduction
Downloading and installing the SmartFTP client on a Windows PC will enable a SSL-FTP connection to SI Novell Netware servers (e.g. Groups, Users, Students, etc).

Download and Install the SmartFTP client

Download the client from http://www.smartftp.com/ and install.
Click on the "Download" link.
Note: You can either select to download an online installer, or you can download the offline installer. Either download has worked in our testing.
After you have downloaded the file, double click the file (either SFTPSetup.exe for online installer or SFTPNSI.exe for offline installer) to begin the install.
The default selections can be left during the install.

Configure SmartFTP
To connect to SI's Novell servers securely you need to configure the client to connect using SSL.

To configure the program to use SSL, startup SmartFTP.
Go to Tools Menu, choose Settings.
In the Settings window in the list on the left side of the window expand "Connection" and select SSL.
In the "AUTH Mode" field select "SSL".
In the "Data Connection Mode" you need to select either "Clear Data Connection" or "Private Data Connection".
- Clear Data Connection will encrypt the authentication to the FTP server, but will not encrypt the file transfer.
- Private Data Connection will encrypt the entire session both authentication and data transfer. Note: Selecting Private Data Connection will significantly slow down all file transfers.
Back in the list on the left hand side of the window select History.
We strongly recommend that you uncheck the "Save Passwords" box.
Click OK to close the Settings window.
On the Address Toolbar, drop down the "Address" item (not the address itself, but the page icon to right of the word "Address").
Select FTP Over SSL (Explicit).
Then enter ftp-novell.si.umich.edu in the field where it says "yourserver.com"
Enter your uniqname in the "Login" field.

Using SmartFTP
With SmartFTP open and configured as described above (Configure SmartFTP):

To initiate a connection to SI's Novell FTP server click on the 'Connect' icon. The Connect icon looks like a computer with a globe behind it.
You will be prompted for your Novell password to authenticate.

After you successfully login look at the log of the session (in the window beneath the file listing).You should see entries such as:

	220 Service Ready for new User
	AUTH SSL
	234 Enabling SSL
	Connected. Exchanging encryption keys...
	Session Cipher: 128 bit RC4
	SSL encrypted session established.
	PBSZ 0

These show that your login was encrypted with 128 bit RC4 SSL.
You will be placed in your Novell home directory.

Additional SSL-FTP notes
This is one example of a SSL-FTP client that works against the Novell servers. Additional SSL-FTP clients may work as well.
See http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/search/searchtid.cgi?/10085857.htm for more information from Novell on SSL-FTP clients.

If you have anything you believe would be useful to add to this list, please let us know si.computing@umich.edu.