Operation Manual

USING DREAMWEAVER

Working with Dreamweaver sites

Last updated 3/28/2012

11 In the Web URL text box enter the URL of your website (for example, http://www.mysite.com). Dreamweaver uses

the Web URL to create site root-relative links, and to verify links when you use the link checker.

For a more extensive explanation of this option, see “Advanced Settings category” on page 45.

12 Expand the More Options section if you still need to set more options.

13 Select Use Passive FTP if your firewall configuration requires use of passive FTP.

Passive FTP enables your local software to set up the FTP connection rather than requesting the remote server to set

it up. If you’re not sure whether you use passive FTP, check with your system administrator, or try both checking and

unchecking the Use Passive FTP option.

For more information, see TechNote 15220 on the Adobe website at www.adobe.com/go/tn_15220.

14 Select Use IPv6 Transfer Mode if you are using an IPv6-enabled FTP server.

With the deployment of version 6 of the Internet Protocol (IPv6), EPRT and EPSV have replaced the FTP commands

PORT and PASV, respectively. Thus, if you are trying to connect to an IPv6-enabled FTP server, you must use the

extended passive (EPSV) and the extended active (EPRT) commands for your data connection.

For more information, see www.ipv6.org/.

15 Select Use Proxy if you want to specify a proxy host or proxy port.

For more information, click the link to go to the Preferences dialog box, and then click the Help button in the Site

category of the Preferences dialog.

16 Click Save to close the Basic screen. Then in the Servers category, specify whether the server you just added or edited

is a remote server, a testing server, or both.

For help with troubleshooting FTP connectivity problems, see TechNote kb405912 on the Adobe website at

www.adobe.com/go/kb405912.

SFTP connections

Use Secure FTP (SFTP) if your firewall configuration requires use of secure FTP. SFTP uses encryption and public keys

to secure a connection to your testing server.

Note: Your server must be running an SFTP service for you to select this option. If you don’t know whether your server is

running SFTP, check with your server administrator.

1 Select Site > Manage Sites.

2 Click New to set up a new site, or select an existing Dreamweaver site and click Edit.

3 In the Site Setup dialog box, select the Servers category and do one of the following:

• Click the Add New Server button to add a new server

• Select an existing server and click the Edit Existing Server button

4 In the Server Name text box, specify a name for the new server. The name can be anything of your choosing.

5 Select SFTP from the Connect Using pop-up menu.

The rest of the options are the same as the options for FTP connections. See the above section for more information.

Note: Port 22 is the default port for receiving SFTP connections.

FTPS connections (CS5.5)

FTPS (FTP over SSL) provides both encryption and authentication support as compared to SFTP that offers only

encryption support.