

Port number – The TCP port number the remote host’s File protocol is listening on.Host name – The remote host’s hostname or IP address.It is a storage service that works on various protocols such as REST, SOAP, and many more, but WinSCP uses REST to work with the S3 service. S3 or Amazon Simple Storage Service is a web service provided by Amazon Web Services.WebDAV or Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning is an extension of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) that allows the users to edit and manage documents and files stored on web servers.The speed of copying the files is faster than SFTP. SCP is supported on Unix-like platforms only. SCP or Secure Copy Protocol is a protocol that copies the files from one machine to a remote machine securely over SSH.FTP or File Transfer Protocol is a protocol is similar to SFTP, but with this protocol, you have an option to either authenticate yourself, which is secured with SSL/TLS protocol, or you can connect anonymously if the remote server allows.It is the slowest in general as it encrypts all the data and waits for packet transfer and confirmations. SFTP or SSH File Transfer Protocol is a network protocol that allows you to transfer files and manage all file activities over a secure network.

WinSCP supports five different protocols to connect to remote hosts.

If you’d like to follow along, side by side, with the demos in this guide, be sure you have the following:
