How do I FTP files to CMG's Anonymous FTP site?

Please note the Anonymous FTP site is not a secure site. Do not place any sensitive files or confidential files on this ftp site without password protection. You can create a zip file that is password protected to give it protection, you can look at the section on How to Zip a file to find the instructions on how to create a password protected zip file.

The purpose of this FTP Server is to allow our users to more efficiently exchange larger files without having to send large attachments through Lotus Notes.

Please note that anything older than 7 days will be deleted from the FTP server nightly.

If you need to have something on the server more than 7 days then please contact the CMG Helpdesk at
(800) 397-9130 to make arrangements.

Open Internet Explorer, in the address bar type in ftp://208.255.200.19/cmg/ and hit enter or click on Go.

If you are uploading a file, you can do so two different ways. You can either drag the file over from your desktop or copy and paste into the ftp site.

To drag and drop the file to the ftp folder simply have open the ftp site and minimize the size of the window. Once done you can open the folder where the file you want to upload is located and click and drag that file over to the ftp site. If you need to take a file off the ftp site you would do the opposite.

OR

You can also do a Copy of the file and simply paste the file onto the FTP Server.

Right click on the file you want to place onto the ftp site and select copy.

Once done open up the ftp site and right click on an empty spot inside the window and select paste.

To get the file from the ftp site you can right click on the file that is on the ftp site and select Copy to Folder.

Window will open you will need to select where you want to place the file. Once you select where you want to save the file click OK.