Creating a reverse proxy

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You may create a reverse proxy using the JSCAPE MFT Server Manager.   To view a list of reverse proxies click on the "Reverse Proxies" node for the desired domain.

 

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Add reverse proxy

 

To add a reverse proxy click on the "Add" button in the lower right corner.  The "Add Reverse Proxy" dialog will be displayed.

 

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Name - Unique name for this reverse proxy.

 

Host/IP - The remote IP or host address for this reverse proxy.

 

Connection type - The connection type for this reverse proxy.

 

Port - The remote port for this reverse proxy.

 

Timeout - The maximum timeout for establishing a connection to remote server.

 

Key file - The optional client private key to use for this connection.  (FTPS/SFTP)

 

Key file password - The optional client private key password to use for this connection. (FTPS/SFTP)

 

Username - The username for connecting to this remote server.

 

Password - The password for connecting to this remote server.

 

Use user credentials - Uses the current user credentials instead of a static username and password.

 

Use passive transfer mode - Flag indicating whether passive mode is used for connecting to this remote server.

 

Map current local directory to remote directory - If enabled, maps local virtual path to remote virtual path.  For example, if reverse proxy is mapped to virtual path /path then when connecting to reverse proxy it will drop user in /path directory on target server.

 

Debug log directory - Directory in which to store debug logs for this reverse proxy.

 

Max proxy age - The maximum amount of time to keep this reverse proxy connection in connection pool.