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Setting Up Sites in Dreamweaver MX

From the Toolbar select Site, and then select Manage Sites (note:Edit sites for Dreamweaver MX or Define sites for Dreamweaver 4). Alternatively, from the Files dropdown field, select Manage Sites.

Depending on your version of Dreamweaver, you will be given the option of whether to create a Site or FTP & RDS Server. Select Site to proceed.

If you already have a site definited within Dreamweaver the following window will appear and you can click on the New button to create a new site, but if this is the first site being defined, you will go straight to the Site Definition window, below.

Click New to create a new site, or to change an existing site click on a site to select it and the click Edit. Another window will be displayed with several pages of options available. Information needs to be entered for the Local Info and Remote Info pages.

Site Definition

Depending on your version of Dreamweaver you may get a window like the one below with the basic tab selected. If you see a window like the one shown below, click on the Advanced tab at the top of the window.

You will then be able to enter the Local Info and Remote Info, setting the appropriate information for your hard drive and the server, respecively.

Local InfoWindow

The Site name and Local root folder are the fields that must be filled in on this page.

The Site name is the name you want to use to refer to this site within Dreamweaver. It is used to help you identify the site you are working on and is not seen outside Dreamweaver.

The Local root folder is where the local copies of the files you are editing will be stored. This can be anywhere on your local drives and generally a “website” folder is set up on the U: drive for this purpose. If you are likely to be working on more than one site, it is a good idea to set up a general websites folder on your U: drive and then create the individual local root folders for each site within that folder.

Remote Info Window

Initially the Remote Info window may show only the Access field. From the dropdown list, select FTP as the access type and the remaining fields will appear.

NOTE: Most University web sites reside on the main university web servers. If you are not sure if your site is located on the main university web servers, contact the Online Media Team.

For sites that reside on the main university web servers, go to WebAccess in your browser and display the site information. Click on FTP Settings menu item to determine the details that must be entered in Dreamweaver to set up the site. Copy the information in the Host field in WebAccess to the FTP Host field in Dreamweaver and copy the information in the Directory field in WebAccess into the Host Directory field in Dreamwaver.

If the website is not run on the main university web servers, you will need to obtain the settings from the person responsible for your web server. The FTP Host is the server where the website resides. The host directory is the folder location of your site on the web server.

Set the login name and password of the person being granted access. For University staff, these will be your LDAP (email) login and password.
** if the password is not entered here, Dreamweaver will prompt for it when connecting.

Leave the options for Use Passive FTP,Use Firewall and Use Secure FTP (SFTP) unchecked.

Tick the checkbox for Enable File Check In and Check Out

This will enable the remaining options for checking in and out to be entered.

DO NOT tick the option for Check Out Files when Opening

Enter the name of the person who is being granted access in Check Out Name and their Email Address. These two fields are used to determine who is using a particular file and to enable other users to contact them if required.

Click OK to complete the site set up and return to the initial sites window. If you have additional sites to set up, you can repeat this process for each site. Click Done to complete the set-up and return to Dreamweaver.