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  As part of your CAEDM account you are allowed a temporary FTP site so you can share files with other people ouside the college or university.  To set up your temporary FTP, go to https://ssl.et.byu.edu/cms and login with your CAEDM username and password.  Click the link called "Temporary FTP" on the left hand side.  This should bring up the CAEDM Temporary FTP Manager and there will be a button named "Generate".  Clicking this button will set up your Temporary FTP and you will be redirected to the Temporary FTP Manager Page. (Note: It may take up to 5 mins for your FTP to be enabled) You will see that your site has been created but the username and password have not yet been assigned.  Refreshing the page will show your FTP username and password.  Your Temporary username and password may be given to anyone who needs to access your files.  FTP does not encrypt usernames or passwords which makes hacking your FTP site relatively easy, so be careful with the files you choose to upload.
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    As part of your CAEDM account you are allowed a temporary FTP site so you can share files with other people ouside the college or university.  FTP sites are available for 7 days with a possibility to renew once for an additional 3 days.  You will be issued a temporary username and password to access your FTP site.  Your Temporary username and password may be given to anyone who needs to access your files.
  
   
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==Creating a Temporary FTP==
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To set up your temporary FTP, go to the [https://ssl.et.byu.edu/cms CAEDM Account Manager]
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* Login with your [[CAEDM Account#CAEDM username]] and [[password]].  
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* Click the link called "Temporary FTP" on the left hand side. 
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* Click the button named "Create new FTP Site". This button will set up your Temporary FTP. (Note: It may take up to 5 mins for your FTP to be enabled)
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* You will see that your site has been created but the username and password have not yet been assigned.  Refreshing the page will show your FTP username and password.
  
     You may view and download your files using the link provided in the Temporary FTP Manager (ftp://TEMP_USER_NAME@ftp.et.byu.edu).  This link may be given to anyone you need to share your files withUse the password provided to login to your FTP site.
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==Accessing Your FTP Site==
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     To add files to your FTP site use your favorite FTP program and login using your temporary username and passwordSee [[this article]] for more information on using FTP.
  
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==Security==
 
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FTP does not encrypt usernames or passwords which makes hacking your FTP site relatively easy, so be careful with the files you choose to upload.
To add files to your FTP site use your favorite FTP program and login using your temporary username and password.  The instructions for accessing your site from a linux terminal is provided below.
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To access your FTP site from a linux terminal type:
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    ftp ftp.et.byu.edu
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You will be prompted for your username and password.  Use the username and password provided by the Temporary FTP Manager.  This will bring up the ftp prompt which looks like this:
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ftp>
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To add files to your directory use:
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put FILENAME
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To get files from your directory use:
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get FILENAME
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To see the files in your directory use:
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ls
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To change to a different directory use:
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cd
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Other commands and their functions can be found by typing "help" or "help COMMAND".
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Revision as of 16:45, 7 March 2012

    As part of your CAEDM account you are allowed a temporary FTP site so you can share files with other people ouside the college or university.  FTP sites are available for 7 days with a possibility to renew once for an additional 3 days.  You will be issued a temporary username and password to access your FTP site.  Your Temporary username and password may be given to anyone who needs to access your files.

Creating a Temporary FTP

To set up your temporary FTP, go to the CAEDM Account Manager

  • Login with your CAEDM Account#CAEDM username and password.
  • Click the link called "Temporary FTP" on the left hand side.
  • Click the button named "Create new FTP Site". This button will set up your Temporary FTP. (Note: It may take up to 5 mins for your FTP to be enabled)
  • You will see that your site has been created but the username and password have not yet been assigned. Refreshing the page will show your FTP username and password.

Accessing Your FTP Site

    To add files to your FTP site use your favorite FTP program and login using your temporary username and password.  See this article for more information on using FTP.

Security

FTP does not encrypt usernames or passwords which makes hacking your FTP site relatively easy, so be careful with the files you choose to upload.