AS1, AS2, AS3 - Hosts - Overview (Enterprise only)

AS1, AS2, and AS3 hosts define the parameters for transferring files to and from a partner using the AS1, AS2, and AS3 protocols. While the methods of transport are different for each of the three protocols, most of the rest of the file transfer process is shared. As a result, there are many configuration options which are common to the three host types.

For details about the specific options available to the individual host types, see the following pages:

• AS1, AS2, AS3 - Hosts - AS1
• AS1, AS2, AS3 - Hosts - AS2
• AS1, AS2, AS3 - Hosts - AS3

My Organization

The My Organization section is where options that define your side of the file transfer process are configured.

Common Options:

• Name/Email Address - The name your organization will be known by. This identifies your organization in the course of the file transfer process. For AS1 hosts, this identifier must be an email address, and will be the address by which files are sent and received.
• Certificate - The SSL certificate used by your organization for message signing and decryption. It must be a full public/private certificate. The public portion of the certificate is given to the file transfer partner so that they can encrypt files to your organization and verify messages signed by your organization.

Partner

The Partner section is where options that define your partner's side of the file transfer process are configured.

Common Options:

• Name/Email Address - The name which the partner will be known by. This identifies the partner in the course of the file transfer process. For AS1 hosts, this identifier must be an email address, and will be the address to which files are sent.
• Certificate - The public portion of the SSL certificate used by the partner. This certificate is used to encrypt files to the partner and verify messages signed by the partner.
• Encryption Algorithm - The symmetric encryption algorithm used for encrypting files. This algorithm should be agreed upon by both sides of the file transfer process. Supported algorithms are 3DES, DES, and RC2. Choosing None will disable encryption of files.
• Compression Format - The compression format used to automatically compress files. This format should be agreed upon by both sides of the file transfer process. The only supported format is ZLib. Choosing None will disable compression of files.
• EDI Data Type - The tag used to describe the format of the data. This tag is placed in the outbound message and applies to sending only. In most cases, the default of application/edi-x12 should be used. However, some recipients prefer the more generic application/octet-stream. This tag does not affect the actual data bytes that are sent.

Miscellaneous

The Miscellaneous section contains MOVEit Central-specific miscellaneous options.

Common Options:

• Host ID - The automatically-generated unique ID for the host. This value is not editable.
• Description - A description field for the host. This field does not affect the operation of the host and is used simply to provide operators with information about the host.

Advanced Options

Each AS1, AS2, and AS3 host has an Advanced Options button which opens up the Advanced Host Options dialog for that host. This dialog contains host options which are typically not used but are available for advanced environments.

Firewall

Common Options:

• Type - The type of firewall which MOVEit Central needs to communicate with. Available firewall types are Tunnel, SOCKS4, and SOCKS5. The default value is None.
• Hostname/IP - The hostname or IP address of the firewall.
• Port - The TCP port of the firewall.
• Username - The username which MOVEit Central should use to authenticate to the firewall.
• Password - The password which MOVEit Central should use to authenticate to the firewall.

SSL Certs

Common Options:

• Decrypting certificate is different from signing certificate - When this option is checked, MOVEit Central will use the certificate indicated by the Decrypting Certificate field in order to decrypt files received from the partner. The main certificate configured in the My Organization section of the host will continue to be used to sign outgoing messages to the partner.

Retry

Common Options:

• Default Retry Count - The default number of extra times that a transfer (get or put) should be retried before MOVEit Central gives up. A value of 0 means MOVEit Central should not retry the transfer after a failure. The default value is 3, and the value can be overridden by individual tasks.
• Default Retry Timeout - The number of seconds between retries. The default value is 30 seconds, and can be overridden by individual tasks.