This information is provided for the Ubuntu/Debian editions of Linux used in the CS Department (FileZilla version 3.46.3). Other Linux versions may vary.

FileZilla Client is a fast and reliable cross-platform SFTP client with lots of useful features and an intuitive graphical user interface.

• Note: Filezilla does support FTP and FTPS protocols, but as they are no longer considered secure, they are not used by the CS Department.

First connect to a server.

This is our example login data - use your own data instead if you actually want to connect to a remote computer.

Host: example.edu
Username: juser
Password: Snf9WbmV3c
Port: 22

Using the quickconnect bar near the top of the FileZilla window: Enter the hostname into the Host: field, the username into the Username: and the password into the Password: field. You may leave the Port: field empty unless your login information specifies a certain port to use.

Now click on the Quickconnect button.

Note: If your login information specifies a protocol like SFTP enter the hostname as follows: sftp://hostname. Most likely at NDSU, entering a protocol will not be necessary.

FileZilla will now try to connect to the remote computer.

Note: If you have never connected to the remote computer from your current computer, you man get an Unknown host key warning message.

If the Host: and port number are correct, click OK.

If the connection is successful, you will notice that the right “column” switched from Not connected to any server to displaying a list of files and directories on the remote computer.

Below the Quickconnect bar and connection status window are;

• The left column (local pane) displays the local files and directories.
• The right column displays the files and directories on the computer to which you are connected.
  • Both columns have a directory tree at the top and a detailed listing of the currently selected directory's contents at the bottom.
  • You can navigate either of the trees like in any other file manager.
• At the bottom of the window, the transfer queue lists the to-be-transferred and already transferred files.

For more information, See Filezilla's documentation.