The Manage Website link will take you to the control
panel shown below. Personal web space is a repository
for you to store a website, documents, images, files
or photos. This space is "write" accessible by you,
the site owner, by using your Internet browser, Web
Page Editor, or ftp (File Transfer Protocol)
Application. It is also "read" accessible to the rest
of the world by typing the web space URL
(Uniform Resource Locator, also known as your web
address) into their Internet browser. Your web space
administration is password protected so your files will
stay safe and secure and will only be available for
others to view or copy by surfing to your URL.
Uploads are limited to a file size of 20MB.
How do I put files into my web space?
In order for files to become available from your
personal web space, you must first put them there.
The method of doing this is called "File Transfer
Protocol" (ftp). FTP is the method of delivery, but
you must have a way to use this method known as an
ftp client. An ftp client is a software application
that allows you to put files on the server (upload),
and get files from the server (download). There are
several types of clients that can be used, as
mentioned below. When you select Manage Website,
you see the one above.
What clients can I use to put files in my web space?
As mentioned before, there are several types of ftp
clients. Programs such as "WsFTP" and "SmartFTP" are
100% ftp clients. This means that their only function
is to put files on a server and get files from a server.
These are great for people who are only storing files
in their web space or are using a text editor
(like Notepad or WordPad) to create web pages and then
uploading them when they are done.
Programs like
"Dream Weaver" and "FrontPage" are webpage editors
(also known as HTML editors) that, in addition to
creating and editing web pages, also have a built-in
ftp client. This is handy for creating many web pages
and then uploading them quickly.
And lastly, there is
the web based software that you access from the Manage
Website link. This ftp tool allows you to upload files
from your Internet browser without the need for these
third-party programs. Simply go to our ftp site, log
in with your userid and password, choose the directory
that you would like to put your files in and then
upload. This site can also be reached using the Manage
Website link in the End User Control Panel.
See details below:
What steps do I take to use the web-based ftp tool?
Surf to http://webftp.netsync.net
Enter your userid and password.
Click the link of the folder you want to upload your files
The "public_html" folder is where you would place all
of your webpage related files and images. "Username"
is the portion of your email address in front of the
"@" symbol, for instance bob@Info.com would have a
username of "bob".
This public_html folder is accessible to the rest of
the world by surfing to http://netsync.net/~username
(be sure to put a "~" in front of your username.)
The ftp folder is accessible by anonymous ftp, which
means a user can surf to ftp://ftp.netsync.net/username.
(No Tilde ~ needed)
Once you are inside your desired folder, you are presented with three options:
Upload A File: Allows you to put a file from your computer to your web space. There is an upload file size limit of 20MB.
Create A Directory: Organize your web space by creating additional folders.
Advanced Mode: View important information about your files and change permissions.
What are the addresses that I give to friends and family?
All addresses are composed of two things, the domain of
your ISP and your userid.
Listed below is the format you would use to access these "sites".
I want to access my files directly from an Internet Browser using ftp:
ftp://ftp.netsync.net/username (no Tilde ~)
I want my friends/family to see my webpage:
http://netsync.net/~username
I made a folder called "images" in my public_html directory, how do I access it:
