The Profiles tab is the default tab in the Communication Setup property sheet.
Profile List
An alphabetical list of the profiles already existing in the current configuration
file.
Add
The Add button displays the Add FTP Host dialog box for creating
a new profile. In the Profile Name
field, enter a name for the host that is meaningful to you and click OK.
Edit
The Edit button displays the Add FTP Host dialog box with the
name of the selected host profile appearing in the Profile
Name field for change.
Remove
The Remove button deletes the selected
host profile from the list.
Server Type
Select the server type from the drop down. You may select either FTP, SFTP
using SSH, or FTP over SSL.
Host Name
Enter the name of the host computer. You may use the URL format or the
actual IP address. IPv4 and IPv6 are both supported.
Host Type
Choose from the list of available host types or select Auto Detect to allow
the FTP Client to determine what type of host it is connecting to. Sometimes,
you will need to choose a specific host type instead of Auto Detect, because
different FTP servers list directories differently.
FTP Port
The standard port setting of 21 is entered as a default for FTP and FTPS.
The default port for SFTP is 22. However, you may enter a different port.
Anonymous
Click this check box if you do not have a user name and password on the
host and the host allows you to enter anonymously. The system automatically
enters “anonymous” as the Username and your email address as the Password.
Username
Enter your user name on the host computer. If you are accessing a public
FTP server that does not have user name or password restrictions, click
the Anonymous check box.
Password
Enter your password on the host computer.
Save Password
Checking this box will encrypt your password and save it in the current
configuration file so that you do not have to reenter it each time you
connect to the host.
Account
Enter the account name on the host computer if one is required. Some hosts
require an account name in addition to user name and password.
Timeout (sec)
Enter the number of seconds during which FTP will try to make connection
to the host computer before quitting. The default value is 60 seconds.
Retry
Enter the number of times FTP is to try to connect to the host computer
after timing out because a connection was not made. The default value
is 10 times.
Initial Path
Enter the name of a host directory that you want as the default directory
when connecting to the host. This field is optional.
Use PASV Transfer Mode (FTP and FTPS
only)
Click this option to indicate that you want to use the passive data transfer
mode to initiate the transfer instead of the active mode. In active mode,
the FTP client opens a random port, sends the FTP server the random port
number on which it is listening over the control channel, and waits for
a connection from the FTP server. In passive mode, the FTP server opens
a random port, sends the FTP client the server's IP address to connect
to and the port on which it is listening over the control channel, and
waits for a connection from the FTP client. This setting is recommended
if data is to be transferred through a firewall.
Note: If server sends an unroutable address in the PASV reply, Passport will use the server address instead.
Local PC Initial Directory
Enter the name of a directory on your local computer that you want as the
default directory when connecting to a specific host computer. This ensures
that any transfers are from or into this specific local directory which
you have selected for that purpose. A Browse
button allows you to search for the desired directory. This field is optional.
OK
The OK button is available only
if you opened the Communication Setup dialog box using the Communication>Setup
menu command. Clicking this button saves the host profile information
you have entered, adds the profile to the list using the name you have
entered in the Profile Name field
of the Add FTP Host dialog box,
and closes the Communication Setup
dialog box.
Connect
The Connect button is enabled only
if there is no active FTP connection. This Connect button has two functions:
When you select a host profile from the list, clicking this button starts the connection process.
When you add a new host profile, clicking this button adds the new profile to the list and also starts the connection process.
Cancel
The Cancel button discards any
entries you have made on any of the three tabs and closes the Communication
Setup dialog box.
Help
The Help button displays this help
screen.