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	===== [[new_site]] New Site =====		===== [[new_site]] New Site =====
-	To connect to a new site, select //New Site// node in the tree on the left. Then select [[protocols\|protocol]], enter hostname and your user name. Typically you will also need to enter your password. For details see below.	+	To connect to a new site, select //New Site// node in the tree on the left. Then select [[protocols\|protocol]], enter host name and your user name. Typically you will also need to enter your password. For details see below.

	To start ad-hoc connection, click //Login// button.		To start ad-hoc connection, click //Login// button.
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	The //Port number// box lets you specify which port number on the server to connect to. You need to specify it only in rare circumstances, when the server uses non standard protocol.((SSH protocol uses port number 22 by default. FTP protocol uses port number 21 by default. [[ftps\|FTPS]] protocol with implicit encryption uses port number 990 by default. WebDAV protocol uses port number 80 by default. Secure WebDAV and Amazon S3 use port 443.)) Otherwise WinSCP selects the standard port number for you.		The //Port number// box lets you specify which port number on the server to connect to. You need to specify it only in rare circumstances, when the server uses non standard protocol.((SSH protocol uses port number 22 by default. FTP protocol uses port number 21 by default. [[ftps\|FTPS]] protocol with implicit encryption uses port number 990 by default. WebDAV protocol uses port number 80 by default. Secure WebDAV and Amazon S3 use port 443.)) Otherwise WinSCP selects the standard port number for you.

-	The //Username// box is where you type your account name on the server. If you do not fill the username, you will be [[ui_authenticate#username\|prompted for username]] then.((Except for special scenarios, such as authentication-less connection or [[ui_login_authentication#gssapi\|GSSAPI authentication]].)) You can use environment variables in the value with syntax ''%NAME%''. For Amazon S3, use //[[guide_amazon_s3#connecting\|Access key ID]]//.	+	The //User name// box is where you type your account name on the server. If you do not fill the username, you will be [[ui_authenticate#username\|prompted for username]] then.((Except for special scenarios, such as authentication-less connection or [[ui_login_authentication#gssapi\|GSSAPI authentication]].)) You can use environment variables in the value with syntax ''%NAME%''. For Amazon S3, use //[[guide_amazon_s3#connecting\|Access key ID]]//.

	The //Password// box is for the password associated with the account. You are advised not to fill it in if you are going to [[session_configuration#site\|save the site]]. If you decide to do so nevertheless, do not forget to force password storing on the //[[ui_login_save\|Save session as dialog]]//. Also do not fill the password if you are going to use other [[ssh#authentication\|authentication method]] (like public key). If you do not fill the password and other authentication methods fail (password authentication has the lowest preference), you will be [[ui_authenticate#password\|prompted for password]] then. For Amazon %%S3%%, use //[[guide_amazon_s3#connecting\|Secret access key]]//.		The //Password// box is for the password associated with the account. You are advised not to fill it in if you are going to [[session_configuration#site\|save the site]]. If you decide to do so nevertheless, do not forget to force password storing on the //[[ui_login_save\|Save session as dialog]]//. Also do not fill the password if you are going to use other [[ssh#authentication\|authentication method]] (like public key). If you do not fill the password and other authentication methods fail (password authentication has the lowest preference), you will be [[ui_authenticate#password\|prompted for password]] then. For Amazon %%S3%%, use //[[guide_amazon_s3#connecting\|Secret access key]]//.
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	With [[ftp\|FTP protocol]] you can use //Anonymous login//. It effectively sets the //User name// to ''anonymous'' and //Password// to ''anonymous@example.com''.		With [[ftp\|FTP protocol]] you can use //Anonymous login//. It effectively sets the //User name// to ''anonymous'' and //Password// to ''anonymous@example.com''.

-	With [[s3\|S3 protocol]] you can //==Read credentials== from %%AWS%% CLI configuration//. The discovered credentials will be show in the respective boxes, but they won't be saved. They will be read again each time you login. The ''AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID'', ''AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY'', ''AWS_SESSION_TOKEN'', ''AWS_CONFIG_FILE'' and ''AWS_PROFILE'' environment variables and the default ''.aws\credentials'' configuration file are used in the same order as AWS tools do. You can choose specific profile in //Credentials from AWS CLI//.	+	With [[s3\|S3 protocol]] you can use ==?read_credentials== //Credentials from %%AWS%% environment//. The discovered credentials will show in the respective boxes, but they won't be saved. They will be read again each time you login. The IAM role, ''AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID'', ''AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY'', ''AWS_SESSION_TOKEN'', ''AWS_CONFIG_FILE'', ''AWS_PROFILE'' and ''AWS_SHARED_CREDENTIALS_FILE'' //(latest beta version only)// &beta environment variables and the profiles in the default ''.aws\credentials'' and ''.aws\config'' //(beta only)// &beta configuration files are used in the same order as AWS tools do. You can choose specific profile in combo box next to the checkbox.

	If you need to configure advanced settings, click //Advanced// button to open [[ui_login_advanced\|Advanced Site Settings dialog]]. For settings not directly available in the interface and other special needs, use //Advanced > Edit Raw Settings// command to open [[ui_login_raw\|Raw Site Settings dialog]]. For configuring [[transfer_settings#presets\|transfer settings preset]] for the site, use //Advanced > Transfer Settings Rule// to open [[ui_transfer_preset\|Transfer Settings Preset editor]].		If you need to configure advanced settings, click //Advanced// button to open [[ui_login_advanced\|Advanced Site Settings dialog]]. For settings not directly available in the interface and other special needs, use //Advanced > Edit Raw Settings// command to open [[ui_login_raw\|Raw Site Settings dialog]]. For configuring [[transfer_settings#presets\|transfer settings preset]] for the site, use //Advanced > Transfer Settings Rule// to open [[ui_transfer_preset\|Transfer Settings Preset editor]].