Adding an account

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To add an account, navigate to the Accounts module and click the Add button.

 

 

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Select an access protocol for the target host.

 

 

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When the Add ... Account dialog appears, specify the account parameters. These parameters may vary depending on the access protocol used.

 

Click the link below that corresponds to the account you wish to add.

 

Adding an AFTP account

Adding an AFTPS account

Adding an Agent account

Adding an Amazon S3 account

Adding a Box account

Adding a Dropbox account

Adding an FTP account

Adding an FTPS account

Adding an FTP Implicit SSL account

Adding a Google Cloud Storage account

Adding an HTTP account

Adding an HTTPS account

Adding an IBM Cloud account

Adding a Microsoft Azure File Storage account

Adding an SFTP account

 

 

AFTP account

 

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Name - The name you wish to assign to this account

 

Host - The hostname or IP address of the remote AFTP service this account is supposed to connect to

 

Port - The port number of the remote AFTP service this account is supposed to connect to. Leave the value as is (3000) if you wish to use the default port number

 

Timeout - The timeout value in seconds for establishing a connection to the AFTP service

 

Username - The username for connecting to this remote AFTP service

 

Password - The password for connecting to this remote AFTP service

 

Transfer bit rate - The preferred transfer speed in Kbit/s

 

Enable congestion control - If ticked, enables congestion control. If congestion control is enabled, transfer will begin at specified upload or download rate and adjust as needed for congestion.  If disabled, then congestion control will not be used and the specified upload or download rate will be used.

 

Test - Click this button to test the connection

 

Add - Click this button to add this account

 

Cancel - Click this button to cancel the creation of this account

 

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AFTPS account

 

 

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Name - The name you wish to assign to this account

 

Host - The hostname or IP address of the remote AFTPS service this account is supposed to connect to

 

Port - The port number of the remote AFTPS service this account is supposed to connect to. Leave the value as is (3000) if you wish to use the default port number.

 

Timeout - The timeout value in seconds for establishing a connection to the AFTPS service

 

SSL Key - Tick this checkbox to select an existing key for SSL/TLS protection. DO NOT use the sample key (example_rsa) in a production environment. Instead, generate a new key (Generate button) or import a key (Import button)

 

Enable server SSL certificate verification - If ticked, verifies the SSL/TLS digital certificate of the remote AFTPS server.

 

Username - The username for connecting to this remote AFTPS service

 

Password - The password for connecting to this remote AFTPS service

 

Transfer bit rate - The preferred transfer speed in Kbit/s

 

Enable congestion control - If ticked, enables congestion control. If congestion control is enabled, transfer will begin at specified upload or download rate and adjust as needed for congestion.  If disabled, then congestion control will not be used and the specified upload or download rate will be used.

 

Test - Click this button to test the connection

 

Add - Click this button to add this account

 

Cancel - Click this button to cancel the creation of this account

 

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Agent account

 

 

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Name - The name you wish to assign to this account

 

Agent - Select an existing agent from the drop down list. See Agents Overview

 

Test - Click this button to test the connection

 

Add - Click this button to add this account

 

Cancel - Click this button to cancel the creation of this account

 

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Amazon S3 account

 

 

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Name - The name you wish to assign to this account

 

Timeout - The timeout in seconds for establishing a connection to the Amazon S3 service

 

Access key - The access key or access key ID you wish to use to authenticate with the Amazon S3 service

 

Secret key - The secret key or secret access key you wish to use to authenticate with the Amazon S3 service

 

Region - The region on which the Amazon S3 bucket you wish to connect to is hosted on

 

Test - Click this button to test the connection

 

Add - Click this button to add this account

 

Cancel - Click this button to cancel the creation of this account

 

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Box account

 

 

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Name - The name you wish to assign to this account

 

Credentials file - Obtain the required credentials file from Box and place it in the /var/credentials subdirectory of your JSCAPE MFT Synchronizer installation directory. You can then get to that folder by clicking the button with the ellipsis shown in Figure 84.

 

Test - Click this button to test the connection

 

Add - Click this button to add this account

 

Cancel - Click this button to cancel the creation of this account

 

 

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Dropbox account

 

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Name - The name you wish to assign to this account

 

Access token - An access token associated with your account in Dropbox itself

 

Test - Click this button to test the connection

 

Add - Click this button to add this account

 

Cancel - Click this button to cancel the creation of this account

 

 

 

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FTP account

 

 

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Name - The name you wish to assign to this account

 

Host - The hostname or IP address of the remote FTP service this account is supposed to connect to

 

Port - The port number of the remote FTP service this account is supposed to connect to. Leave the value as is (21) if you wish to use the default port number.

 

Timeout - The timeout value in seconds for establishing a connection to the FTP service

 

Username - The username for connecting to this remote FTP service

 

Password - The password for connecting to this remote FTP service

 

Passive mode - Tick this checkbox to use Passive Mode FTP

 

Test - Click this button to test the connection

 

Add - Click this button to add this account

 

Cancel - Click this button to cancel the creation of this account

 

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FTPS account

 

 

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Name - The name you wish to assign to this account

 

Host - The hostname or IP address of the remote FTPS service this account is supposed to connect to

 

Port - The port number of the remote FTPS service this account is supposed to connect to. Leave the value as is (21) if you wish to use the default port number.

 

Timeout - The timeout value in seconds for establishing a connection to the FTPS service

 

SSL Key - Tick this checkbox to select an existing key for SSL/TLS protection. DO NOT use the sample key (example_rsa) in a production environment. Instead, generate a new key (Generate button) or import a key (Import button)

 

Enable server SSL certificate verification -  If ticked, verifies the SSL/TLS digital certificate of the remote FTPS server.

 

Username - The username for connecting to this remote FTPS service

 

Password - The password for connecting to this remote FTPS service

 

Passive mode - Tick this checkbox to enable Passive Mode FTPS

 

Test - Click this button to test the connection

 

Add - Click this button to add this account

 

Cancel - Click this button to cancel the creation of this account

 

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FTP Implicit SSL account

 

 

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Name - The name you wish to assign to this account

 

Host - The hostname or IP address of the remote FTP Implicit SSL service this account is supposed to connect to

 

Port - The port number of the remote FTP Implicit SSL service this account is supposed to connect to. Leave the value as is (990) if you wish to use the default port number.

 

Timeout - The timeout value in seconds for establishing a connection to the FTP Implicit SSL service

 

SSL Key - Tick this checkbox to select an existing key for SSL/TLS protection. DO NOT use the sample key (example_rsa) in a production environment. Instead, generate a new key (Generate button) or import a key (Import button)

 

Enable server SSL certificate verification -  If ticked, verifies the SSL/TLS digital certificate of the remote FTPS (Implicit SSL) server.

 

Username - The username for connecting to this remote FTP Implicit SSL service

 

Password - The password for connecting to this remote FTP Implicit SSL service

 

Passive mode - Tick this checkbox to enable Passive Mode FTP Implicit SSL

 

Test - Click this button to test the connection

 

Add - Click this button to add this account

 

Cancel - Click this button to cancel the creation of this account

 

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Google Cloud Storage account

 

 

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Name - The name you wish to assign to this account

 

Credentials file - Obtain the required credentials file from Google Cloud Storage and place it in the /var/credentials subdirectory of your JSCAPE MFT Synchronizer installation directory. You can then get to that folder by clicking the button with the ellipsis shown in Figure 83.

 

Test - Click this button to test the connection

 

Add - Click this button to add this account

 

Cancel - Click this button to cancel the creation of this account

 

 

Back to list

 

 

HTTP account

 

 

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Name - The name you wish to assign to this account

 

Host - The hostname or IP address of the remote HTTP service this account is supposed to connect to

 

Port - The port number of the remote HTTP service this account is supposed to connect to. Leave the value as is (80) if you wish to use the default port number.

 

Timeout - The timeout value in seconds for establishing a connection to the HTTP service

 

Domain - The name of the (JSCAPE MFT Server) domain on which this remote HTTP service belongs

 

Username - The username for connecting to this remote HTTP service

 

Password - The password for connecting to this remote HTTP service

 

Test - Click this button to test the connection

 

Add - Click this button to add this account

 

Cancel - Click this button to cancel the creation of this account

 

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HTTPS account

 

 

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Name - The name you wish to assign to this account

 

Host - The hostname or IP address of the remote HTTPS service this account is supposed to connect to

 

Port - The port number of the remote HTTPS service this account is supposed to connect to. Leave the value as is (443) if you wish to use the default port number.

 

Timeout - The timeout value in seconds for establishing a connection to the HTTPS service

 

SSL Key - Tick this checkbox to select an existing key for SSL/TLS protection. DO NOT use the sample key (example_rsa) in a production environment. Instead, generate a new key (Generate button) or import a key (Import button)

 

Enable server SSL certificate verification -  If ticked, verifies the SSL/TLS digital certificate of the remote HTTPS server.

 

Domain - The name of the (JSCAPE MFT Server) domain on which this remote HTTPS service belongs

 

Username - The username for connecting to this remote HTTPS service

 

Password - The password for connecting to this remote HTTPS service

 

Test - Click this button to test the connection

 

Add - Click this button to add this account

 

Cancel - Click this button to cancel the creation of this account

 

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IBM Cloud account

 

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Name - The name you wish to assign to this account

 

Timeout - The timeout in seconds for establishing a connection to the Amazon S3 service

 

Access key - The access key or access key ID you wish to use to authenticate with the IBM Cloud service

 

Secret key - The secret key or secret access key you wish to use to authenticate with the IBM Cloud service

 

Endpoint - The URL of the IBM Cloud endpoint you wish to connect to

 

Test - Click this button to test the connection

 

Add - Click this button to add this account

 

Cancel - Click this button to cancel the creation of this account

 

 

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Microsoft Azure File Storage account

 

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Name - The name you wish to assign to this account

 

Account name - The name of your Azure Storage Account

 

Account key - An access key associated with this Azure Storage Account

 

Enable SSL - If ticked, and the 'Secure transfer required' toggle switch in you Azure Storage account is enabled, transfers will be carried out through a secure connection

 

Test - Click this button to test the connection

 

Add - Click this button to add this account

 

Cancel - Click this button to cancel the creation of this account

 

 

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SFTP account

 

 

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Name - The name you wish to assign to this account

 

Host - The hostname or IP address of the remote SFTP service this account is supposed to connect to

 

Port - The port number of the remote SFTP service this account is supposed to connect to. Leave the value as is (22) if you wish to use the default port number.

 

Timeout - The timeout value in seconds for establishing a connection to the SFTP service

 

Enable server key verification -  If ticked, verifies the server key of the remote SFTP server.

 

Username - The username for connecting to this remote SFTP service

 

Password - The password for connecting to this remote SFTP service

 

Key - Tick this checkbox to select an existing key for data-in-motion encryption. DO NOT use the sample key (example_rsa) in a production environment. Instead, generate a new key (Generate button) or import a key (Import button)

 

Test - Click this button to test the connection

 

Add - Click this button to add this account

 

Cancel - Click this button to cancel the creation of this account

 

Back to list

 





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