Settings and Options 

1.  From the menu, choose Tools > Global Options. 

2. Expand 

Connection. 

3. Select 

Smart Keep Alive. 

Options 

Enable Smart Keep Alive (SKA) 

o 

Select this to automatically send commands to a server to keep a connection 

open, and to make all the SKA options available. 

o 

Clear this check box to disable SKA and to disable all SKA options. 

Start SKA 

n

 seconds after the last command 

o 

Set how soon SKA begins after transfers and other activities have stopped. You 

can start SKA immediately or after 1,000 seconds (just under 17 minutes). 

Maintain SKA for 

n

 minutes 

o 

Choose how long SKA sends commands to keep a connection open. You can set 

this for as little as one minute, and as much as 1,000 minutes (just under 17 

hours). 

Send command at random intervals between 

n

 and 

n

 seconds 

o 

For after SKA has started, choose the shortest and longest time CuteFTP will 

wait before sending a command to keep the connection open. You can choose to 

set times as low as zero seconds up to 1,000 seconds (just under 17 minutes). 

Between 15 and 60 seconds are the defaults.  

Commands 

o 

Select Add to include new FTP commands in the list of possible commands sent 

to keep a connection open. CuteFTP uses the listed commands. 

o 

Choose Remove after selecting a command in the list to exclude that command 

from the list of commands sent to keep a connection open. 

If disconnected, auto reconnect within 

n

 seconds 

o 

Select this to have CuteFTP attempt a new connection with a server that has 

closed a connection. Choose a delay time between zero and 100 seconds.  

o 

Clear this check box if you don t want CuteFTP to automatically attempt a new 

connection. 

I

NTERNET CONNECTION 

(DUN/LAN) 

SETTINGS

DUN stands for Dial Up Networking. LAN stands for Local Area Network.  If you connect 

to the Internet with a regular phone modem you are using Dial Up networking.  If you 

connect to the Internet with a cable modem, DSL modem, or through a computer network, 

you are using a Local Area Network. 

To access Dial up and Network settings 

1.  From the menu, choose Tools > Global Options. 

2. Expand 

Connection. 

3. Select 

DUN/LAN. 

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