Smart FTP Sutorial

Uploading Files with Smart FTP to XARC Mastering

This tutorial describes with an image for each step how to upload files with the FTP-client named "Smart FTP" to your XARC Mastering client area.

Step 1: Start Smart FTP
Simply launch Smart FTP. Then select menu "Favorites" > "Edit Favorites...".

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Step 2: Add a new Favorite
A window called "Favorites" will appear. Within its menu select "Favorite" > "New" > "Favorite".

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Step 3: Enter Name of the new Favorite
The focus / cursor will ask your for a name of the new favorite (in the list). Just enter "XARC Mastering" or whatever you like and press Enter to finish.

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Step 4: Open the Favorite's Properties
To open the Properties is necessary to enter the details to connect to XARC Mastering. To do this, just Right-Click on the new "XARC Mastering" Favorite. In the then appearing menu, select "Properties".

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Step 5: Enter Properties
A new window called "Properties" will open. Now enter the Details:

• Server:
  Protocol: FTP over SSL Explicit
  Host: clients.xarcmastering.com
  Port: 21
• Login:
  Username: your_name@xarcmastering.com
  Password: Your password
• Description:
  Enter a Description in here, like: "XARC Mastering - The Online Mastering Studio - Clients FTP Server with SSL support.".

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Step 6: Connect to XARC Mastering
In order to send your file(s) to your XARC Mastering Clients Area, you need to connect to our FTP Server. You do this by selecting the Xarc Mastering Favorite via the menu "Favorites" > "Xarc Mastering".

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Step 7: Transfer one or more files
Now locate and select the file(s) you would like to transfer. Use the "Local Browser 1" childwindow next to the bottom of SmartFTP. It works quite like Windows Explorer so it should be easy to browse to your file(s) directory.

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Then select your file(s) and move them with Drag and Drop¹ into the connection window of XARC Mastering (above the local browser, use Zoom for an overview).

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Step 8: Wait for the transfer to be finished
Your file(s) are now uploading. You can monitor the progress in the statusbar of the XARC Mastering connection window.

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After your transfer is done, you are finished. You can then close your internet connection.

 

¹ Drag and Drop: Hold down the left mouse-button on the selected file(s), move the mouse while still pressing the button and release over your target. Your target is in this case the FTP-window (back).