Connection Editor

The connection string specifies the configuration values required to connect to the FTP server.

Accessing the Connection Editor

To access the Connection Editor, click on the Connection Editor icon or dropdown list item.

Providing Connection Settings

Provide the relevant settings to make your connection:

Connection Settings

Type

The type of FTP connection to create. Possible values are FTP (default), FTPS or SFTP.

Note: FTPS uses explicit FTPS except where port 990 is specified when implicit FTPS is used.

Host

The address of the FTP-site.

Port

The port number to connect to.

Timeout

Period in seconds to establish a connection.

Authentication

The authentication method to use (Anonymous or Basic).

Username

The username to use to authenticate. (When Authentication is "Basic".)

Password

The password to use to authenticate. (When Authentication is "Basic".)

Private Keys

The private keys to use to authenticate your connection. (When Type is "SFTP" and Authentication is "Basic".)

Public/Private Key Pair Creation

The private key data is associated with a public key, in other words it is part of a public/private key pair.

To create a public/private key pair, you would generate a pair of public and private keys from your own computer using third party key generation tools like OpenSSH, PuTTYgen, etc. (When using PuTTYgen, export the key in the OpenSSH format). Before connecting to your server, your public key must first be uploaded and registered on the SFTP server.

Private Key Requirements

A Private key is a collection of private key data and an optional passphrase (i.e. if a passphrase was set up for the private key when it was generated, it would be required here).

Additional Resources

• SFTP Authentication