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     Uploading with FTP

Overview:The following tutorial is a step by step guide on how to use FTP with Windows Explorer to upload content to your Uploadkey account.

Requirements: You must be a Pro Uploadkey account holder. This tutorial is based on using Windows and Explorer ('Explorer' is built into the Windows operating system, this is NOT 'Internet Explorer').

Note: Video files cannot currently be uploaded into your Uploadkey account using FTP.

1. Open 'My Computer' from your Windows 'start' menu or desktop. You can also open any folder on your desktop that you have created.

   
   
2. Paste the following URL into the 'Address' field of the Explorer window:

   ftp://ftp.uploadkey.com
   

   Enter your username and password in the pop up window and click on Logon botton
   USERNAME: username@uploadkey.com
   PASSWORD: password

   Note: Make sure you replace 'username' with YOUR Uploadkey username, and 'password' with YOUR Uploadkey password.

   
   
3. Open up another window and locate an image (or images) on your computer that you would like to upload. Simply 'drag and drop' this file (or files) into the FTP window.

   Note: Supported image file types are jpg, gif, png and bmp (bmp will convert to jpg on upload) files. Please make sure your filenames do not include any special characters, i.e. ',"$!&.

   
   
4. Please allow a few minutes for the file to appear in your uploadkey account. This time will depend on the size of the file that you have uploaded and the speed of your internet connection.
   Open up a new browser window and log into your uploadkey account. Your images will now be available for sharing and linking!
   
5. The FTP settings for use with other FTP programs are:
   host address: ftp.uploadkey.com
   
   port: 21
   
   username: username@uploadkey.com (Replace username with your uploadkey username)
   
   password: your uploadkey password
   
   directory: blank or default
   
   You may need to use 'Passive Mode' if you are using a firewall.
   

   Note: Image files must be uploaded as binary files. You may need to select the binary transfer type (bin) in your FTP settings. If this is not selected, your images may not appear in your uploadkey account even though it appears that they transferred through your FTP connection.