The first page of the setup process should look similar to the image above. Once your download completes, click on the. The setup will then automatically download on to your computer.Ģ. Using FileZilla (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux)ġ.Go to and choose the. From here you will be able to drag and drop files from either screen into the other, or directly from your Desktop into WinSCP and vice versa. The left side is your local file system, while, the right side of the screen will be your virtual UMBC drive. If this is your personal computer, you can choose to save these credentials for quick login.ĥ. To access your folders and files on GL, select SFTP as the 'File protocol.' The 'Host name' should be gl. The 'User name' will be your UMBC ID and the password will be your UMBC password. Once installed you will see the login screen. Accept the license agreement and select 'Full upgrade.'Ĥ. Start the installer and 'allow this program to make changes to your computer.'ģ.To download and set-up WinSCP for your UMBC GL account follow the following procedure: UMBC uses WinSCP as it's default Windows SFTP software. Quickly rearranging and removing files from your GL.Dragging and dropping files to/from your local PC and your VM.SFTP ( Secure File Transfer Protocol) software provides an interface for accessing your GL file system.