

If you want to use a secured connection instead you just need to make a tiny modification, which we’ll discuss next. Here is what starting a standard FTP connection will look like:

Optional: If you want to add a bookmark to ‘Favorite Servers’ for repeated connections, click on the + icon next to the “Server Address” field.Enter the address of the ftp server in the following format:.From your Mac desktop or Finder, hit Command+K to pull up the “Connect to Server” window (alternatively, you can access this from the “Go” menu).Regardless, here’s how to start an FTP connection from Mac OS X to a remote server:

If you want to test this by connecting to a real server, use and login as a Guest.
