Storing and Modifying Sites 

Saves site changes and connects to the site. 

Exit 

Saves changes and closes the Site Properties dialog box. 

Site Properties Type 

The following settings are made from the Type tab of the Site Properties dialog: 

P

ROTOCOL TYPE

Choose the transfer protocol for the site. You can choose FTP and various SSL options. In 

CuteFTP Professional you can also choose HTTP, HTTP with SSL, or SSH2 (SFTP).  

If you choose any of the SSL options, you will also be able to choose a Clear Data Channel 

or a Clear Command Channel.  

P

ORT

CuteFTP chooses the appropriate default port for the protocol you choose. You can change 

this number if the default is not correct for your site. 

S

ERVER TYPE

You can leave this at Auto detect, and CuteFTP will try to determine what kind of server is 

at the site.  If you have connection problems, or you know what kind of server is at the site, 

you can choose from the list which includes Unix, Unix compatible, Windows NT, and 

many others. 

D

ATA CONNECTION TYPE

Set to Use global settings, CuteFTP uses the connection type set in Global Options > 

Transfer. You can also specify from PORT, PASV, EPRT, or EPSV connection mode. For 

more information, see Data_mode in Transfer Settings. 

T

RANSFER TYPE

Choose to use the transfer type you set in Global Options or one of the following: 

Auto detect  Based on the file type CuteFTP will decide whether to transfer in 

ASCII or binary. 

ASCII  Used primarily for transfers of text based files like HTML, text and other 

documents. 

Binary Used primarily for data type transfers like pictures and other graphics, or files 

that do not have line feeds (carriage returns).  

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