FTP stands for ‘file trasfer protocol’ which is used to transfer file from one server to another. FTP follows a client-server architecture which utilizes separate control and data connections between the ftp client and server. The default port for ftp is 21. 1. How to connect to a server via ftp ? You can connect to your account by following methods. # ftp domain.com # ftp IP-Address-of-server # ftp Host-name-of-server