To download files from the CGTech FTP server, you will need the file name or full path to access the file. Example: ftp://ftp.cgtech.com/Download/file_to_download.zip
Notice to IE7 users: you must connect to the FTP site using a folder view instead of an browser view. The IE7 internet browser view will attempt to open any files that you drag into it rather than uploading them. Use My Computer or Window Explorer to access the FTP site instead.
This document contains general FTP information and instructions on how to use the CGTech FTP site.
The CGTech FTP (File Transfer Protocol) server is a place for CGTech employees, customers, resellers, and prospects to exchange files with each other. The site is intended to be accessed by computers running FTP client programs (see FTP Terminology). It is a central location with access controlled via login names and passwords.
The operation and access to the FTP server is subject to change without notice.
FTP Terminology:
FTP Server
A computer running a special program which allows users to "connect" to the computer via the Internet, for the purpose of transferring files to and from the computer’s disk space.
FTP Client
A user on a computer, running a special program (known as the FTP Client program), which is connected to an FTP server via the Internet, transferring files to and from the FTP server’s disk space.
An FTP client program is a dedicated GUI (graphical user interface) program that is used to access FTP servers.
FTP Site Address (or URL)
The "name" or "address" of the FTP site, required by the user’s FTP client program to find the FTP site on the Internet, so that a connection may be established, and file transfers performed.
Addresses typically take the form of "ftp.company.com", but may vary considerably, depending on how the site is configured.
When using a web browser (Internet Explorer, Netscape, Firefox, etc.) to access an FTP site, the URL is generally "ftp://ftp.company.com".
FTP Login
The user’s assigned FTP login name, which when combined with their FTP login password, gives them certain access rights to the FTP site.
The most common FTP login name is "anonymous". This is universally recognized by most FTP servers. The password for the anonymous login is the user’s email address.
FTP Password
The required password for a particular FTP login, which gives the user certain access rights to the FTP site.
Upload
The process of transferring a file up to the FTP site, from the user’s computer.
Download
The process of transferring a file down from the FTP site, to the user’s computer.
WINZIP
WINZIP is a compression utility program readily available on the PC platform. It compresses one or more files into a single file, and can have a password assigned to the resultant compressed file. If a password is assigned, then that file can only be "unzipped" if the holder of the file knows the password. A file that has been built using WINZIP is referred to as a "zip file". Such a file typically has a ".zip" extension.
Files built with WINZIP may be made into "self extracting executables". A "self extracting executable" is a file that has the ".exe" extension, and when run, it "explodes" itself, extracting all of the compressed files from itself, and producing them individually in the current directory. At the end of the "extraction", the ".exe" compressed file still exists, and the "exploded" individual files have been created.
Connecting:
To access the CGTech FTP site, login to:
Host: ftp.cgtech.com
This will provide access to the "Upload" and "Download" directories.
Directory Layout:
The FTP site is really just disk space and a communications program (the FTP server). The FTP server program is running all the time, waiting for clients (users) to log in for the purpose of transferring files to and from the disk space. CGTech’s FTP site is structured as follows:
FTP Root Directory:
Upload
Download
Description of FTP Directories and Use:
Upload
This directory is used to send files to CGTech. The contents of this directory are always hidden.
After uploading a file, please inform the appropriate CGTech employee of the name of the file.
Download
This directory is intended for distributing files of general interest. The contents of this directory are also always hidden. Files in this directory are available for download, but since the contents are hidden, the only way a file may be downloaded is if the direct path of the file is known. Therefore, even though the directory appears empty, users may download from the directory if they know the name of the file they are after.
For example, to download the file ‘ftp_instructions.zip’ you will need the full path name to access the file. ftp://ftp.cgtech.com/Download/ftp_instructions.zip
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