Operation Manual
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USING DREAMWEAVER
Working with Dreamweaver sites
Last updated 3/28/2012
Basic screen of the Server category, Site Setup dialog box.
4 In the Server Name text box, specify a name for the new server. The name can be anything of your choosing.
5 Select FTP from the Connect Using pop-up menu.
6 In the FTP Address text box, enter the address of the FTP server to which you upload files for your website.
Your FTP address is the full Internet name of a computer system, such as ftp.mindspring.com. Enter the full address
without any additional text. In particular, don’t add a protocol name in front of the address.
If you do not know your FTP address, contact your web hosting company.
Note: Port 21 is the default port for receiving FTP connections. You can change the default port number by editing the
text box to the right. The result when you save your settings is a colon and the new port number appended to your FTP
address (for example, ftp.mindspring.com:29).
7 In the Username and Password text boxes, enter the username and password that you use to connect to the FTP
server.
8 Click Test to test your FTP address, username, and password.
Note: You must obtain the FTP address, username and password information from the system administrator for the
company hosting your site. No one else has access to this information. Enter the information exactly as your system
administrator gives it to you.
9 Dreamweaver saves your password by default. Deselect the Save option if you prefer that Dreamweaver prompt you
for a password each time you connect to the remote server.
10 In the Root Directory text box, enter the directory (folder) on the remote server where you store documents that
are visible to the public.
If you’re uncertain about what to enter as the root directory, contact the server’s administrator or leave the text box
blank. On some servers, your root directory is the same as the directory you first connect to with FTP. To find out,
connect to the server. If a folder with a name like public_html, or www, or your user name, appears in the Remote File
view in your Files panel, that’s probably the directory you should enter in the Root Directory text box.