FTP/Secure FTP Setup dialog box

Connection Information

File Protocol – select standard FTP or secure SFTP from the drop down list.

Anonymous – select if your FTP server accepts anonymous login and you wish to use the anonymous login.

FTP/sFTP Site – enter the FTP server IP address or server name.

Port – enter the server port number that will be used to establish the connection.  Port 21 is typically used for FTP and port 22 is typically used for secure FTP.

User ID – enter the user name to be used to access the server.

Password – if required, enter the associated password to access the server. A password is typically required for FTP accounts. A password may be required for a secure FTP account if password authentication is enabled on the secure FTP server.

HostKey – the Host Key is the signature of the secure FTP server and is provided to verify that you are connected to the intended server.  It is recommended that you verify the initial Host Key value with the secure server administrator. Each time a connection is established with the secure server, the host key of the server is compared with a stored value of the Host Key.  If the keys do not match, an error message will be displayed.

Public key file - provide the full path and file name of the public key file. This value may be left blank when using password authentication.

Private key file - provide the full path and file name of the private key file. This value may be left blank when using password authentication.

The private key must be an OpenSSH key. It is recommended that the PuTTY Key Generator be used to generate a public / private key pair. After generating a key pair, select Conversions, and Export OpenSSH key to convert and save an OpenSSH compatible private key.

Root directory - the name of a folder to place the files on the FTP server. If the folder does not exist on the server, it will be created. The Root Directory field may be left blank.

 

Options

Zip files before sending - when checked the batch files will zipped into a single file. The file structure of any sub folder will be maintained on the FTP server.

• Password protect zip file - for added security, the zip file may be password protected. Check this option and then enter a password in the Password field.  A password protected file will not be unzipped when it arrives on the FTP server.

Create batch folder - a folder with the name <BATCH_NAME> will be created on the FTP server and the transmitted files will be placed in this folder.

Delete batch after successful send - when checked, the File 1 or File 2 batch files associated with the files transmitted to the FTP server will be deleted after the files have been successfully transmitted.  

 

When a file of the same name exists on the FTP server it will be overwritten most recently transmitted file. To avoid overwriting files select Create batch folder or make sure folder and/or files names are unique.

 

File(1) or File(2) Configuration - FTP output will output the file(s) created by either the File(s) or File(2) output. When configuring File(1)/File(2), make sure the "Location" path contains a batch subdirectory. For example, "C:\BatchesPro\<BATCH_NAME>\...". The contents of the batch subdirectory will be transferred to the FTP site.

System(1) or System(2) Configuration - when selecting the FTP/Secure FTP system output destination for System(1) or System(2) output,make sure the Location of files to upload matches the File(1) or File(2) batch subdirectory location. For the example, shown above, the location would be "C:\BatchesPro\".