An FTP site can be set up to send files generated by a File Exporter, or retrieve files using a File Collector, via FTP.
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Basic Settings
For each FTP site the following settings are configured:The FTP Type, FTP Mode, SSL Security and SFTP Ciphers are standard FTP concepts.
| Field | Description |
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| Name | The name of the FTP Site. |
| Enabled | Whether or not the FTP Site is enabled to run. |
| Username | The name of the user that will be used to create a connection with the FTP server. |
| Password | The password that will be used to create a connection with the FTP server. |
| Server Address | The address of the destination server. |
| FTP Type | Select an option from:
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| Port | Optional field to specify a Port Number, if required. |
| FTP Mode | This |
property is |
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when FTP Type |
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Plain or SSL. Select an option from:
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| SSL Security | This |
property is |
available |
when FTP Type field is |
SSL. Select an option from:
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| SFTP Cipher | This |
property is |
available |
when FTP Type field is |
SSH. For secure file transfer, PhixFlow automatically uses current ciphers (listed below). If your SSH server uses deprecated ciphers, enter a comma-separated list of all the ciphers you want to use. The order that you enter the ciphers indicates the order of preference. PhixFlow uses the first cipher that is listed and is available to encrypt/decrypt the files it transfers. Enter a list of ciphers, in order of preference, that you want PhixFlow to use for secure file transfer. The list can include:
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