Advanced FTP Settings dialog box

In this dialog box, you can set advanced FTP options for current FTP account. Following options are available:

Port

Specify port number for current account.

Default FTP port

Check this option to use default FTP port for current account.

Use sftp

Check this option to connect server through sftp instead of the standard FTP.

Use Pageant

Check this option to login with private key file through the Pageant SSH authentication agent program.

Try 'keyboard-interactive' authentication

Check this option to try the keyboard-interactive authentication before password authentication in case the sftp server requires this method.

Passive FTP mode

Check this option to use passive FTP semantics for current account.

Use UTF-8 file names

Check this option if current server uses UTF-8 files names.

Use STAT instead of LIST

Check this option to use STAT command instead of LIST command in case server does not allow LIST.

Do not follow symbolic links

Check this option to skip identifying the symbolic links to avoid slow down when too many symbolic links are present.

Keep local copy

Use this option if you want to keep a local copy of remote file in a specified directory.

Send PWD after each interval

Specify interval to send PWD periodically for keeping the connection alive. Enter '0' to disable this feature.

Server type

Select server type of the remote host. Select 'Automatic' to detect the server type automatically. This option is not available if 'Use Win32 Internet Functions' option is turned on.

Transfer type

'ASCII' transfer type automatically converts the file format (CR/LF) between different machines while 'Binary' type does not. 'ASCII' is recommended for plain text files.

Firewall settings

Sets the firewall options if current FTP connection requires a firewall.