Before you set up a remote site, create a local site (which you will then associate with the remote site). See the Setting up a local site.

The next step in setting up a remote site is to determine what server will host the site. Your client, employer, or ISP probably has a server already set up to serve Web pages (whether Internet or intranet); ask a system administrator or your client for the name of that server and how to transfer files to that server.

In particular, determine whether to use File Transfer Protocol (FTP) to connect to the server, or whether you can instead use a server on the local network. If you're connecting using FTP, find out the name of the FTP server and determine the host directory, as well as login and password information.

When you've gathered this information, use the Define Sites command to associate the server with your local site. See Associating a remote server with a local site. If you encounter problems setting up your remote site, see Troubleshooting remote site setup.

After you've set up a remote site, you can upload files to it, or download files from it if there are already files on the site.