GoAnywhere Directorcan connect to standard FTP servers for exchanging files. When defining an FTP resource in GoAnywhere Director, you need to indicate the FTP connection properties such as the host name (or IP address), user and password.
Basic Tab
Name
A user-defined name which identifies the FTP server. This name should be descriptive enough so users can quickly identify this FTP server when prompted to choose from a list. The name cannot exceed 50 characters.
Description
A short paragraph that describes the FTP server. The description is optional.
Host
The host name or IP address of the FTP server.
Port
The port number to use for connecting to the FTP server. If left blank, the default port number is 21.
User
The user name to use for connecting to the FTP server.
Password
The password to use for connecting to the FTP server. After entering the password, you can optionally click the Encryptbutton, which will encrypt the password when it is stored inGoAnywhere Director'sdatabase.
If you do not wish to store the password for the FTP server resource, the password can be supplied when executing a Project.
Is Password Encrypted
Indicates whether or not the password is encrypted. You should choose the option of Yesif you clicked theEncrypt button for the Password.
Connection Tab
Use Passive Mode
Indicates whether or not the FTP connection will use Passive or Active mode. SpecifyYesto use Passive mode. Specify Noto use Active mode. If neither value is selected, then the default mode of Active will be used.
There are two modes in FTP communications: Active and Passive.
In Active mode, the FTP server will attempt to connect back to a port on theGoAnywhere DirectorFTP client in order perform the data transfer. The challenge with Active mode is that your firewall may block the FTP server from trying to open a port back into your network.
In Passive mode, the FTP server does not need to connect back to a port on theGoAnywhere DirectorFTP client, which is a more firewall-friendly mode. Therefore, if you have problems with connecting to the FTP server, you may want to change the mode to Passive by selectingYesfor this option.
Data Connection Start Port
The starting port number to use for the data connection. This should be used when Active (non-Passive) mode is specified and there is a limited range of open ports on your firewall allowed for data connections.
Data Connection End Port
The ending port number to use for the data connection. This should be used when Active (non-Passive) mode is specified and there is a limited range of open ports on your firewall allowed for data connections.
List Parser
The list parser to use for the FTP server connection. If left blank, the default of UNIX is used.
When a directory listing (DIR) command is sent to an FTP server, most FTP servers will return the listing in a UNIX-style format. If you experience problems listing directories, select a different List Parser.
Timeout
The number of seconds to wait when attempting to connect to the FTP server. A timeout will occur if the connection cannot be established in the specified amount of time. If left blank, the default timeout is 120 seconds.
Connection Retry Attempts
The number of times to retry the FTP connection if it cannot be established. This setting is used for both the initial connection and any reconnect attempts due to lost connections. If left blank, then no retries will be attempted.
Connection Retry Interval
The number of seconds to wait between each connection retry attempt.
For instance, if you wantGoAnywhere Directorto retry the connection up to 10 times with a 5 second delay between retries, then specify 10 for the Connection Retry Attempts and 5 for the Connection Retry Interval.
Initial Remote Directory
Proxy Tab
Proxy Type
GoAnywhere Directorsupports SOCKS (version 4 and 5), HTTP tunneling through an HTTP proxy and GoAnywhere Gateway. HTTP tunneling requires that the HTTP proxy supports the CONNECT HTTP method. Not all HTTP proxy servers may support the CONNECT method and some might only allow HTTPS traffic. When using an HTTP proxy that requires authentication, Basic and Digest authentication schemes are supported. Check with the network
administrator for the correct proxy type.
When using a proxy for an FTP resource, the Use Passive Mode option on the Connection tab should be set to Yes.
Host
The host name or IP address of the proxy server.
If the Proxy Type or Host fields are blank, a Direct connection to the target host is implied.
Port
The port number to use for connecting to the proxy server. If left blank, the default port for an HTTP connection is 80 and SOCKS is 1080.
User
The user name to use for connecting to the proxy server.
Password
The password to use for connecting to the proxy server. After entering the password, you can optionally click the Encryptbutton, which will encrypt the password when it is stored inGoAnywhere Director'sdatabase.
If you do not wish to store the password for the proxy server in the FTP server resource, the password can be supplied when executing a Project.
Is Password Encrypted
Indicates whether or not the password is encrypted. You should choose the option of Yesif you clicked theEncrypt button for the Password.