The SSH tab is one of the tabs in the Communication Setup property sheet. This tab enables you to configure a connection to an Secure Shell (SSH) enabled FTP server. In order to use the PASSPORT SSH feature, you must connect to a host system that supports the SSH Secure Shell protocol. Secure Shell provided by PASSPORT is based on the PuTTY implementation of SSH for Win32.
Protocol Options
Preferred Protocol
Specifies which version of the SSH protocol PASSPORT uses when it establishes
a connection to the FTP server. Two versions are available: SSH-1 and
SSH-2. SSH-2 is a newer, more secure implementation and is the default
setting. With this setting PASSPORT will first attempt to connect
using SSH-2 and will try SSH-1 if the server does not support SSH-2. Selecting
SSH-2 Only or SSH-1 Only will force the connection to this version of
the protocol.
Enable Compression
This enables data compression for the SSH connection. With this option
enabled, data sent by the server is compressed before sending, and decompressed
at the client end. Likewise, data sent by PASSPORT to the server is compressed
first and the server decompresses it at the other end. This can help with
low-bandwidth connections.
Authentication
Private Key File for Authentication
Enter the path to the private key file, or locate it using the Browse button.