Administering Servers Remotely

enables administrators to connect to their Developer Servers with Telnet, SSH, FTP, and Windows File Share. These utilities allow you to administer your Developer Server from a remote location. This section includes step-by-step instructions on how to set up and use Telnet, SSH, FTP, and Windows File Share. Each program usually prompts you for the same type of information to connect to your Developer Server. The following terms and definitions will help you in connecting to your Developer Server.

Term

Definition

Domain name

Your domain name or temporary domain name.

Hostname

Same as the domain name. When prompted for the hostname, the domain name or IP address can be used.

Login name

The default login name specified in your e-mail configuration letter.

Username

The same as the login name.

IP address

The IP address assigned to your .

Port

Depending on the program that you use to connect to the , the port number differs.

You will rarely be prompted for information about port numbers. However, the Developer Server uses the standard ports, so using the default port will work in most cases. The following table lists port numbers used on the Developer Server:

Service

Standard Port Number

FTP

21

SSH

22

SMTP

25

HTTP

80

POP

110

IMAP

143

HTTPS

443

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