There are several installation formats.
This document describes the usage of the portable executable
format
meant to be used "as is".
You can download version
4.2.3 from the Computer Science server:
Assuming you have an account on the student Linux server
roadrunner.cs.wcupa.edu,
this is a description of the
set-up of WinSCP service to this server.
Open WinSCP by double-clicking.
Type
roadrunner.cs.wcupa.edu
in the Host Name field.
Type your account user name
in the User Name field.
A this point you can click either the
the Login or Save buttons.
Click the Save if you want to be able to reuse this
server access later.
After saving, you can open the roadrunner
session after you open WinSCP you can just double-click on
this line in the Saved Sessions list.
Alternatively, after opening WinSCP, you can click the
Load button so that you can modify the session information.
Make sure to click Save after any modifications.
Setting an Explorer-like interface and other modifications
The default interface for uploading/downloading files is a Norton
Comander-like interface. To change a saved login
to a drag-and-drop style Explorer-like
interface do the following:
Select the server login line from the list, click the Load button.
Select Preferences and choose the
Explorer-like radio button.
Click the Save button and say OK to the popup confirmation
and Yes to the second popup confirmation.
Another convenience is to have WinSCP open to the directory on the
remote server previously used. To do this, after Loading the
selection, click on the Directories choice (below Environment),
check the Remember last used directory and click the Save
button.