Create an FTP server profile | i-effect Handbuch

In the partner base menue „52" of the i-effect main menue you can create a FTP server profile by pressing F6 and then selection 1 before *FTPSRV. This can be used for the transmit and receive directions. (Direcition *BOTH).

Now you can configure the needed parameters:

Port number

Port number where the server is waiting for connection.

Threads Maximum

Maximum number of created threads.
The special value *AUTO complies to the login limit or if it is *NOMAX, it is 16.

Login limit

Restricts the amount of logins at the server. The navigation in the data system and any data connection (download/upload) counts as a login. The special value *NOMAX does not comply to a limit.

Login error limit

Maximum number of errors during the login, before the server disconnects the connection.

Login error delay

Time in milliseconds between two login attempts.

Idle Timeout

The time in seconds that a user can be idle before the connection will be disconnected.

Enable anonymous access

Enable anonymous access. A special user 'anonymous' who is able to login without a password. The user must be named in the user manager to determine the home directory.

*YES	Activate anonymous.
*NO	Password needed.

Maximal anonymous logins

Restricts the amount of logins of anonymous users.
The special value *NOMAX does not restrict the amount of anonymous users.

IP binding

Binds the port to a specific IP address.

The special value *ALL

binds the port to all available IP addresses.

Data idle timeout

Time in seconds that can elapse without data traffic until the data connection will be disconnected.

IP in a passive mode

The IP address the server waits for data connection.
On the special value *CONTROL the same IP address on which the commands are transferred are used.

Extern IP in a passive mode

The IP address that a client receives to establish a data connection.
This is useful when the server is behind a NAT firewall and the client sees another IP address.
On the special value *NONE the Client uses the visible IP address.

Ports in a passiv mode

A list of ports, devided through commas, which should be used for a passiv data connection.

Example:
2300	Single port
2300-2399	Port range
2300-	Port range (all greater 2300)

Is the special value *AUTO

given the server chooses automatically out of all available ports.

Activate

Indicates whether the active data connection should be activated.

*YES	Activate anonymous.
*NO	Password needed.

IP-test in the active mode

Proofs if the Client IP address of the date connection corresponds with the Client IP address of the commands. If this is not going to be proofed the Client can/let send data of another source, for example an other FRP server. Not activated for reasons of safety.

*YES	Activate anonymous.
*NO	Password needed.

IP in an active mode

The IP address that is used for the deveopment of the data connection.
If the special value *AUTO is given, an available address is automatically going to be used..

Port in the active mode

The port that is used for the development of the data connection.
If the special value *AUTO is given, an available port is automatically going to be used.

Activate SSL

Activate SSL for this FTP server.

*YES	Activate anonymous.
*NO	Password needed.

Imply SSL

Activate implicit SSL for this FTP Server.

*YES	Activate anonymous.
*NO	Password needed.

SSL protocol

Indicates which protocol should be used. The latest available version of the protocol is going to be used.

*TLS	Activate anonymous.
*SSL	Password needed.

Keystore path

Absolute path to the keystore.

Keystore password

Password to open the keystore.

Keystore key name

Name of the key within the Keystore. If no name is given the first key is going to be used.

Description

In this parameter you can state a short description for the given FTP Server.

This description is of purely informal character so that it can be choosed by you.