SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol) software provides an interface for accessing your GL file system. This can be helpful for:
- Dragging and dropping files to/from your local PC and your VM
- Quickly rearranging and removing files from your GL
- Avoiding command-line interfacing
Using WinSCP (Windows)
UMBC uses WinSCP as it's default Windows SFTP software. To download and set-up WinSCP for your UMBC GL account follow the following procedure:
- Go to https://winscp.net/eng/download.php and press "download."
- Start the installer and "allow this program to make changes to your computer."
3. Accept the license agreement and select "Full upgrade."
4. Once installed you will see the login screen. To access your folders and files on GL, select SFTP as the "File protocol." The "Host name" should be gl.umbc.edu. The "User name" will be your UMBC ID and the password will be your UMBC password. If this is your personal computer, you can choose to save these credentials for quick login.
5. The left side is your local file system, while, the right side of the screen will be your virtual UMBC drive. From here you will be able to drag and drop files from either screen into the other, or directly from your Desktop into WinSCP and vice versa.
Using FileZilla (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux)
1.Go to https://filezilla-project.org/download.php and choose the .exe file for your operating system. The setup will then automatically download on to your computer.
2. Once your download completes, click on the .exe file to start the setup process.
3. The first page of the setup process should look similar to the image above. Click "I Agree" to continue the process
4. Select whether you would like Filezilla to be available for you or all users on your machine and click "Next."
5. Choose whether you would like several components such as a Desktop Icon to be included in your installation and click "Next."
6. Choose the install location for FileZilla and click "Next"
7. At the next screen, you can choose the name of the folder that appears on the Start Menu or leave it as the default name. Click "Install" when you are done.
8. Once the install is finished. You will see a screen like the one above. You can choose to start FileZilla at the end of your installation or uncheck the box if you don't want it to open at the end of the installation process. Click "Finish" to complete the installation process.
9. When you open FileZilla, you will be greeted with a page that looks like the image above. Click on "File" on the top right hand side and then "Site Manager"
10. Click on "New site" and in the General Section, set the protocol to SFTP-SSH File Transfer Protocol. Set the host to gl.umbc.edu and the port to 22. Set Logon Type as Ask for password and enter your username in the User secton. Click Connect when you are done.
11. You will be prompted for your password. Enter the password you use for UMBC GL and click OK.
12. When you have connected, you will see a screen like the image above. The files on your machine are on the left side and the files on GL are on the right side. From here you will be able to drag and drop files from either screen into the other, or directly from your machine to FileZilla and vice versa.