Setup and Administration Guide

176 Part II General Administration
FTP Server
Final Cut Server supports access to any server running standard File Transfer Protocol
(FTP) such as a Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, or UNIX host. Other devices can be set
up in this way; for example, Macintosh file server, Windows NT or Windows 2000 file
server, and UNIX file server.
To access the FTP Server device settings:
1 Click the Create button in the Administration window’s Devices pane to create a
new device.
2 Choose FTP Server from the Device Type pop-up menu.
The Configuration pane for an FTP Server device type contains the following items:
 Device Name: Enter a descriptive name for the device.
 Hostname / IP Address: This is either a DNS host name (for example, ftp.bigtv.com) or
the IP address of the server (for example, 10.1.101.7).
 FTP Root Path: Enter the default path for files on the server (for example, /public/
images/). If this path starts with a forward slash ( / ), it is relative to the root folder of
the server. If this path does not start with a forward slash, it is relative to the default
folder of the server the user uses to log in (usually the user’s home folder).
 User: Enter your user name in this field to log in automatically to the server on every
attempted FTP server access, such as searching and copying.
 Password: Enter the password that goes with the above User entry. Leave this field
blank if the FTP server does not require a password.
 Verify: Retype the password entered above.
 Passive Mode: Select this checkbox to use passive mode FTP transfers.
 Port: Leave blank to use the default port number, or enter a different port number.
 Show Dot-files: Select this checkbox to display all files beginning with a dot or period
(.) on directory listings and searches. Otherwise these files are not visible.
Important: Do not select this option unless specifically required.
Choose FTP Server.