1. Make a new connection, say TranscriptionistA, on the login screen.
2. Right click on the blank area below the Connect button and select "xTyFTP Task Manager" from the popup menu (Show me.). This brings up the xTyFTP Task Manager window
3. Click New Task, select the profile TranscriptionistA from the popup window, and click OK
4. Set the task configurations on the "xTyFTP Task Manager", and click Schedule Task when done.
   
   For example, if you want to upload files from C:\VoiceFiles to /VoiceFiles with encryption, and delete the voice files and folder in C:\VoiceFiles after they are uploaded successfully. Check Upload all files, Encrypt files and Delete local files after successfully uploaded. Fill in local folder: C:\VoiceFiles and remote folder: /VoiceFiles.
   
   
5. On the popup Schedule screen, set the schedule that you want and click OK to save and start the schedule. If you want to transfer files several times every day, every week, etc., you can do so by checking the box Every ... and filling in the time interval and number of times.
6. Click Cancel on "xTyFTP Task Manager" to finish or click New Task to schedule another task.



7. To change settings or schdule for a task, select it, make the change and click Schedule Task.


After tasks are saved, you can close and exit xTyFTP. You don't have to leave xTyFTP running for the tasks to start.

NOTE: If you are familiar with Microsoft Windows Task Scheduler, you can also use "Scheduled Tasks" in Control Panel to set up more complicated schedules as needed.

1. Bring up the xTyFTP Task Manager as shown above.
2. Create a new task or select an existing task.
3. Click Create Shortcut.
4. Enter a name, select the locations for the shortcut to create and click OK.

1. your clients/contractors can automatically connect to the server without knowing or entering account information on the server;
2. your clients/contractors can only view or access the folders that you specified;
3. you can easily terminate the granted account access on the server at any time;
4. you can optionally specify the encryption key that your clients/contractors must use to transfer files.

1. Click the Connect button and create a new profile (say, HIPAA-John for john).
2. Connect and login to the FTP account that you want to share as usual.
3. Create a folder (Right click on the white area, select "New Folder", right click again and select "Rename", enter the folder name you want.), say john on the remote (right side), and double click it to go to this folder. This will be the folder to be locked for john.
4. Disconnect.
5. Click Connect and select the profile HIPAA-John that you just created.
6. Click Lock button, enter a password that you want to use and click OK button. If you also want to lock the encryption key that he must use to transfer files, check the Lock Encryption Key checkbox.
7. Click Connect to test the new profile HIPAA-John or click Cancel to finish.

1. Hold down the Ctrl key while you click the Connect button on the main window.
2. Locate and open the file that you want to import from.
3. Select the profile that you wan to import and click the Connect to finish.

1. On the Firewall category, (1) click the Main tab, set both Internet Zone Security Trusted Zone Security to High. This maximizes the security. (2) click the Zones tab, then click the Add<< to select Host/Site and add the FTP server host name to the Zone list. e.g. ftp.myftpserver.com.
2. On the Program Control category, (1) click the Add button, find the xTyFTP program and add it to the program list. (2) Set both Trusted and Internet under Access to Allow (check) and set both Trusted and Internet under Trusted and Internet under Access to Block (cross).
3. Make sure you check the PASV Mode box on the xTyFTP login screen.

[XTYFTP]
BackupCopies=6
SuppressWarningLevel=2
[SESSION00]
MakeLower=1
KeepFolders=1
DisableOptions=1
DisableEncryption=1
DisableDecryption=1
Profile=L3
Address=127.0.0.3
UserName=peter
Password=AAAAAgEAMpdhhDfvGg7swa0NDkHnjS=
Port=21
...

1. Check the Encrypt button as shown above.
2. Click the Options (the "..." button) button.
3. On the popup window, check the "Encrypt as HTML files" box and click OK.

1. Connect (Login) to a server.
Click the Connect button on the main window. On the popup Login screen, select a profile from the existing list or create a new one by filling the profile name, the FTP server address ((or select one from the dropdown list)) that you want to connect to, for example, ftp.microsoft.com. Type the Login name and Password to the server. If the server is in the public domain, you can check the Anonymous box or simply leave the Login name and Anonymous fields blank. If you check the Save Password box, you don't need to type these fields next time you connect to the same server. Leave the Port as it is unless you know it is different. Click Connect. You will be connect to the server and a list of files or folders on the server will display on the right side of the main window (which represents the remote server computer).


2. Select files and start downloading or uploading.
To upload files to the server, select files and folders that you want to upload from the left side of the main window (which represent your local computer). Remember? you can hold the Shift key OR Control key while you click to select multiple files or folders. The right yellow arrow button should now be enabled. Click this button to start uploading.

Downloading files is similar. Just select the files or folders that you want to download and click the left yellow arrow button to start downloading.

To encrypt files or decrypt files, follow the instructions in the sections above.

To speed up file transferring, you can click the Options (the ... button) and increase the Number of Threads. However, the maximum speed depends on your Internet connection speed and the server capabiity. The default number (3) is recommended.

Note: When uploading files, you will be warned that if a file with the same name exists on the remote server, it will be overwritten. So before you download, make sure that there is no files to save. If so, rename them first. The purpose of this design is to reduce the delay time.


3. Profile Management. Profiles can be created and managed on the Login screen.
• To create a new profile, click the New and fill in the profile name and other information. If you click Connect button, the new profile will be saved automatically. A new profile can also be saved by clicking the Save button.
• To modify or rename an existing profile, select the profile from the dropdown list, make the change and click the Save button.
• To delete an existing profile, select the profile from the dropdown list, and click the Delete button.


4. Other Operations.
The file list windows are similar to the Windows explorer that you are familar. For example, you can double click a folder to go into the folder. Right click and select from the list of actions you can perform, such as rename/delete/copy/paste a file/folder and create new folders. Use the small toolbars above the file list windows to go back/foward previous folder or go up a level of the folders. Use the combo boxes, you can directly go to a folder in the list.

The log window at the bottom gives you information of the session. Click the L button to see the details.