CS100 Fugu Documentation

Overview

This document outlines how to install and configure Fugu the Mac equivalent of WinSCP. It will take a little more effort for you to use but you should be able to work from home.

System Requirements

Fugu should work on new Macs. If you have Mac OS X 10.1 or newer Fugu should work. You must also have the BSD subsystem installed. This is included with the default installation of Mac OS X. Mac OS X 10.0 is not supported. If you have Mac OS X 10.4 you need Fugu 1.2

Getting Fugu Secure FTP

Download the installer via the Web:

  1. Click here to get the Fugu installer.
  2. Save the installer somewhere you can find it easily.
Here's a link to the official Fugu Homepage

Installing Fugu Secure FTP

You will need an account with Administrator privileges to install this program. If you need help installing the software see Alex in office hours in CL119 or go to the IT Support helpdesk in the library.

After downloading the installer, double-click on the Fugu-1.2.0-English.dmg to begin installation.

Fugu Secure FTP Client displays the License Agreement page.

FuguLicense

Read the Software License Agreement.
If you agree to the terms, click Agree.

The following icon is created on your desktop:

FuguIcon

Logging on to the server via Fugu Secure FTP.

To connect and perform file transfers to the server double click on the Fugu icon.
Fugu Logo

Fugu displays the following dialog box:
Connecton Picture

The authentication screen will appear:
Password Box

Enter your password and click Authenticate.

Transferring Files With Fugu

To upload webpage files to hyperion:

  1. double click on the public_html directory on the remote server box.
  2. After you have selected your files on the Local box on the left-hand side, drag the files into the public_html directory on hyperion (right-hand side). Or you can Right-Click (Control-Click) on the files and choose upload.

To get your files back from hyperion:

  1. Make sure you are in your public_html directory
  2. After you have selected your files on the left side, drag the files onto the left-hand side. Or you can Right-Click (Control-Click) on the files and choose download.
  3. Click the Disconnect button to disconnect from the remote server. Click on Fugu and Exit to end the SFTP session.

Check your permissions

To be sure your file was sent with the correct permissions you can click on the file on the hyperion side then click on the Info button:

You will see this dialog:


Fugu

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