Before starting this procedure, obtain the following site-specific information. Record this information on your recovery preparation worksheet (see Recovery Preparation Worksheet).
A login name and password for each supported NPAC. This login and password have been previously issued by the regional NPAC.
The FTP IP address of each supported NPAC.
The FTP directory names where the files are located on each supported NPAC.
Data file names you need to download. To determine the naming convention for each type of NPAC data file, see “File Naming Conventions”.
Contact the NPAC of the region for which data files are required and request that the files you need be copied into the NPAC’s FTP directory.