Settings and Options 

3. Select 

SOCKS4 & 5. 

Use the highlighted SOCKS server when connecting 

o 

Select this to connect to an FTP site through a SOCKS server. 

o 

Clear this check box to connect to an FTP site without connecting through a 

SOCKS server. 

SOCKS 

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Select a host name in the list to make FTP connections through that specific server. 

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Select Add, then enter the server name in the Host name box to include a server in 

the SOCKS list.  

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Select Remove button to delete a highlighted server from the SOCKS list. 

Host name 

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Select Add, then enter the name of a new SOCKS server. 

OR 

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Select a server from the SOCKS list, and edit the name. 

Port 

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Enter the port for the server selected in the SOCKS list. The default port for 

SOCKS servers is 1080. 

OR 

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Select a server in the SOCKS list, and edit the port number. 

Use Authentication 

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Select this  to have CuteFTP automatically send the proper user name and password 

for the SOCKS server when first connecting. 

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Clear this check box if you don t have a SOCKS user name and password, or if you 

choose to enter them manually upon connection. 

User name 

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Enter or edit the user name for the highlighted SOCKS server. 

Password 

o 

Enter or edit the password for the highlighted SOCKS server. 

SOCKS type 

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Select either SOCKS4 or SOCKS5 to match the highlighted SOCKS server.   

Tip: 

SOCKS4 servers do not require usernames and passwords. If you need a 

username and password to connect to the server, it is a SOCKS5 server. 

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