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Summary
This document is a quick step by step guide on how to connect to your website with Macromedia Dreamweaver MX.

DETAILS

Macromedia Dreamweaver 4 and Dreamweaver MX allow you to connect to remote sites using FTP.  The following instructions are written for Dreamweaver MX.

1. Open Macromedia Dreamweaver MX
2. Goto Site -> New Site.  You should new see the Site Definition Dialog box
3. Switch to Advanced View
4. Select Local Info in the Category section
5. Enter a name you want to identify your OISSite.com account in the Site Name Box
6. Enter your domain name in the HTTP Address box
7. Select Remote Info in the Category section
8. Change Access dropdown box to FTP
9. Enter ftp.YourHostedDomainName.com in the FTP Host Name box.  You can enter either your FTP address (ftp.YourHostedDomainName.com) or the temporary FTP address in this box.  Your FTP information can be found in the Account Information Section of your control panel.  Note: For domain transfers, your FTP address will not work until your domain name is fully transferred.
10. Leave Host Directory blank
11. Enter your username in the Login box.
12. Enter your password in the Password box.
13. Check Use Passive FTP
14. Click OK
15. You should now see the new site you just defined in the Files Panel.

The above is the most basic setup for Dreamweaver MX to connect to our server.  For more details, please review these articles

Setting up Dreamweaver FTP connection
http://www.macromedia.com/support/dreamweaver/ts/documents/dw_ftp.htm

How to define a site in Dreamweaver
http://www.macromedia.com/support/dreamweaver/ts/documents/define_new_site.htm

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