For most personal websites, FTP is the way to go. From the drop down menu, select "FTP."

Under FTP host, put your URL, minus the "www"

Under host directory, put the starting point of your website. Many personal websites have a "public_html" symbolic link that separates the website from things like the mail cache and user logs. If your site has one of those, put "public_html/" in host directory box. Otherwise, put "/"

For login, put your user name and put your password below. If no one else will be using your computer, click the "save" box to allow Dreamweaver to remember your password. This will speed up the FTP process. Click on the "test" button to make sure you've put in your username and password correctly.

If you aren't FTPing through a firewall, don't worry about the rest of the settings.