FTP Service Provider

The FTP Service Provider Properties window contains the settings used to connect to an FTP server for File Triggers and File Operation Tasks.

Property Pages

FTP Settings

Server Type

Select the type of security used by the FTP server.

If you are connecting to an SFTP server, create an SFTP Service Provider instead. SFTP is not the same as FTP.

Server Address

Enter the DNS name or address of the FTP server.

Port

Enter the port to connect to. For standard (unsecured) FTP and FTP with Explicit SSL this is generally port 21. For FTP with Implicit SSL this is generally port 990.

Authentication

Enter the user ID and password for connecting to this server.

Use unencrypted control channel

If this option is checked, the FTP control channel will be unencrypted even if the data channel is secured. Check this option only if required for your FTP server.

Validate server certificate

Uncheck this option to bypass validation of the server's SSL certificate.

Use Mode Z to compress data

If supported by the FTP server, check this option to compress data during transfer.

Use Passive mode

Used Passive mode for transfers. This may be required for some FTP servers and/or network configurations.

Preserve timestamp on upload

When this option is checked, adTempus will attempt to preserve each file's timestamp when uploading files. If the option is not checked, the server will set the timestamp to the current date/time. Not all FTP servers support setting the timestamp.

Preserve timestamp on download

When this option is checked, adTempus will attempt to preserve each file's timestamp when downloading files. If the option is not checked, adTempus will set the timestamp to the current date/time.

Server time zone

Specify the time zone in which the FTP server is located. This information is needed for adTempus to accurately preserve file timestamps on download.

Proxy

If adTempus needs to go through a proxy server to connect to the file server, specify the proxy information here.

Proxy Type

Select the type of proxy server:

Server Address

Enter the DNS name or address of the proxy server.

Port

Enter the port to connect to on the proxy server.

Authentication Type

Select the type of authentication that the proxy server uses, and enter the user ID and password if needed.

The supported authentication types for HTTP proxies are:

The supported authentication types for FTP proxies are:

Security

The Security page contains a standard Security Editor used to manage permissions for this server definition.

Test

When you click the Test button adTempus will attempt to connect to the FTP server using the settings you have provided.

Related Concepts

File Service Provider