HydroScience
Engineers
File Download / Upload Site (FTP)
This site
provides a means for our clients and team members to transfer data files,
particularly files that are too large for email. This site is password-protected. If you do not have a username and password,
please inform your contact person at HSe.
Use the hyperlink below only if the above hyperlink is not working.
Alternate connection to FTP site…
Instructions
After
clicking on the link above, you will be asked for your username and
password. Entering it will take you to
the directory which we have set up for your project.
For
downloading files only, any web browser should work fine.
For uploading
files, you should use Internet Explorer (IE) Version 6 and above, or a third party FTP software. You can also add this site to your My Network
Places folder on your computer (see below).
Using Internet Explorer
6
At the logon prompt, enter your
username and password.
You should see a window open in your browser that
closely resembles Windows File Explorer. You can drag files to and from this window in the same way as you move
files between folders on your own computer.
Do not double click a file to open it directly since this will be very
slow. Copy it to your computer first.
Using Internet Explorer 7
IE 7 requires an
extra step, for security purposes. Once you enter your username and password, a
listing of filenames will appear, but you can only download. If you want to upload, you need to open the
site in Windows Explorer. At the top of
the web page you will see these instructions:
“To view this FTP site in Windows Explorer, click Page, and then click Open FTP Site in Windows Explorer.”
Follow those
instructions to view our site in Windows Explorer, and be able to upload and
download. The Page button is in the little toolbar just above the upper right
corner of website. Once you do this, an Explorer
window will open, and you can then move files around as described above for IE
6.
Using Internet Explorer 8 and Above
With IE 8 and above, you cannot download or upload from the window open in your browser. You can only view the file. If you want to upload and download files, you need to open the site in Windows Explorer. At the top of the web page you will see these instructions. At the top of
the web page you will see these instructions:
“To view this FTP site in Windows Explorer, click Page, and then click Open FTP Site in Windows Explorer.”
In Windows Explorer, you’ll be able to upload and download by dragging and dropping files to and from this windows.
Mozilla Firefox Version 6.0
At the logon prompt, enter your username and password. It should take you to the directory which we have set up for you. From this window, you can download the files by right clicking the file and choose the “Save Link As” in the sub-menu. The “Save As” dialog box will appear, choose the directory and save the file using either the default name or a new filename.
“Do not drag and drop the files to your computer, this will only save a shortcut copy of the files and not the actual file.”
As for uploading, Firefox does not allow you to upload files directly from the browser. However, Mozilla does offer an add-on called FireFTP (free) for firefox which can be use to upload and download files.
Instructions to download and use FireFTP.
Google Chrome
Google Chrome does not support FTP upload. You can only download. To download, right click the file and choose the “Save Link As” in the sub-menu. Choose the directory you want to save the file to, then save the file using either the default name or a new file name.
If you have to upload files via FTP, use a different browser or use a third party software like FileZilla (free FTP software for uploading and downloading). For more information about Filezilla, please check out their website using the link under “FTP software”
FTP software
Adding Site to My
Network Places
If you plan
to use this site often (ie. for a long term project),
you can add a link to this site on your computer. These instructions are for Windows XP. If you have Windows 2000, the menus are
slightly different. See your IT person
or give us a call for more assistance.
Open My Network Places (an icon that usually
resides on your desktop). In the left
pane of the window, click Add a network
place. Click Next, the select Choose
another network location and click next, then cut and past the following
into the text box:
ftp://ftp.hydroscience.com
and click Next.
Uncheck Log on anonymously, enter
your username, then click Next. Click Next
again to accept the name of the link (or change it as desired), then click Finish.
Then, in the
future you can access this site by opening My Network Places and double
clicking on the appropriate link. You
will be asked to reenter your password.