SOCKS 4 and 5 Connection Settings

SOCKS is a network proxy protocol that allows transparent Internet connections across a firewall.

To access SOCKS 4 and 5 settings

  1. On the main menu, click Tools > Global Options (or press ALT+F7).

  2. Expand the Connection node, then click SOCKS4 & 5. The SOCKS4 & 5 options appear.

  3. To connect to an FTP site through a SOCKS server, select the Use the highlighted SOCKS server when connecting check box. Clear this check box to connect to an FTP site without connecting through a SOCKS server.

  4. Configure options as described below.

    • To include a server in the SOCKS list, click Add, then type the server name in the Host name box.

    • To make FTP connections through a specified server, click the host name in the list

    • To delete a server from the SOCKS list, click it, then click Remove.

    • The Host name box displays the name of a server selected in the SOCKS list. To edit a host name, click a server in the SOCKS list, then edit the name in the Host name box.

    • The Port box displays the port number for the server selected in the SOCKS list. The default port for SOCKS servers is 1080. To edit the server's port number, click it in the SOCKS list, then edit the number in the Port box.

    • To send the proper user name and password for the SOCKS server automatically when first connecting, select the Use Authentication check box. Clear this check box if you do not have a SOCKS user name and password, or if you choose to enter them manually upon connection.

    • In the Username box, provide the user name for the highlighted SOCKS server. (The Use Authentication check box must be selected.)

    • In the Password box, provide the password for the highlighted SOCKS server. (The Use Authentication check box must be selected.)

    • Click SOCKS4 or SOCKS5 to match the highlighted SOCKS server.

      • SOCKS4 servers do not require usernames and passwords. If you need a username and password to connect to the server, it is a SOCKS5 server.

      Contact your system or network administrator or ISP or the proper Host name, Port, User name, Password and SOCKS type.

  5. Click Apply if you are going to make changes to other pages; click OK to save changes and close the Global Options dialog box.