The FTP commands can only be launched from the server. FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol and is the most used protocol to transfer files over the world.
FTP Settings:
Remote host: The IP address or remote host name.
Userid for login: The user id for login on the remote host.
Password for login: The password for login on the remote host.
Temporary filename: If this filename is used, the file will be transferred with that filename and it will be renamed after successful transfer.
Temporary directory: If this directory is used, files will be transferred to this remote directory and will be moved to the final directory after successful transfer
FTP type: Select the Standard FTP type. Currently this is the only option available.
FTP Passive transfer: Select if it is a FTP passive transfer.
Extended passive mode: Select if remote server uses extended passive mode.
ASCII file: Select to transfer file as ASCII instead of the default (binary).
Special Verify ASCII: Select to compare the contents of the files instead of checking its size. Only available for ACSII file types and can only be selected in combination with the Verify transfer option.
Verify transfer: Select to verify that the file(s) was received successful.
Note: In case of an outgoing file, the file will be transferred and then received back. If that file has the same size, then the file transfer is marked as OK. In case the temporary filename is filled, the process is as follows: Send the file to the remote host with temporary filename, receive it back and compare the 2 files. If the files are the same it will be renamed to the final filename.
Note: On sending files this flag should be turned on. Only turn it off in case of huge files that one can verify manually.
Note: Verify transfer does NOT work with receiving files.
Transfer timeout: The ftp command will be terminated if there is no response for the specified time (seconds).
Total timeout: Specify the total number of seconds the FTP command is allowed to run.
Note: Only specify the total timeout in case of frequent timeout problems.
Keep Log file: Select to keep all log files (up to a maximum of 25 log files are kept). By default 5 logfiles will be kept.
Enable authentication: Enables the auto-authentication option by removing the -u option from the FTP command (Linux systems only!)
Note: Do not tick this parameter if "Kerberos authentication" messages are reported.
