How can I make SecureFX^® the default FTP or SFTP application?

To set up SecureFX as your default SFTP application, make the following changes in your registry.

1. Open regedit and navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\telnet.
2. Export this branch to a registry file by selecting "Export" from the "File" menu. Be sure to choose "Selected branch" as the "Export range" option.
3. Edit the .reg file and replace every instance of "telnet" with "sftp".
4. If the key KEY_CLASSES_ROOT\telnet\shell\open\command is not in the .reg file, manually add the following lines to the end of the file.
   

   [HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\sftp\shell\open\command]
   @="\"C:\\Program Files\\SecureFX\\SecureFX.exe\" %1"

   
   If SecureFX is installed to a location different than what is shown above, the path should be modified to reflect the actual location of the SecureFX.exe file on your system. Be sure to use double-backslashes "\\" for every "\" within the path to SecureFX.exe.
5. After saving the registry file, double click on it to import it to the registry.

You will now be able to start SecureFX from your web browser by typing "sftp://<hostname>" or by inserting that link in a web page.