The MOVEit product family implements a complete AS1, AS2 and AS3 file transfer solution. MOVEit products can be used to send and receive files using any of these three protocols.
Different combinations of MOVEit products are required to implement the different protocols:
AS1: MOVEit Central is the only MOVEit product required to implement AS1. (However, access to an email server must also be available.)
AS2: MOVEit Central and MOVEit DMZ are both required to implement AS2. (MOVEit DMZ is MOVEit Central's AS2 server for purposes of receiving AS2 messages and MDNs.)
AS3: MOVEit Central is the only MOVEit product required to implement AS3. (Access to an FTP(S) server must also be available; for security or operational reasons you may want to make this server a MOVEit DMZ FTPS server.)
There are a few unusual exceptions to these rules:
You can use MOVEit DMZ without MOVEit Central to house AS3 messages and AS3 MDNs. However, MOVEit DMZ cannot encrypt, sign or verify MDN files; it simply stores, protects access to and logs access to them securely.
You can use MOVEit Central without MOVEit DMZ to send files as AS2 messages if synchronous MDNs and email MDNs are the only types of MDNs ever requested. (MOVEit Central cannot receive AS2 files or HTTP-based asynchronous MDNs without MOVEit DMZ.)
The following table summarizes the roles MOVEit products play in providing AS1, AS2 and AS3 services.
See also (on their respective "AS1, AS2 and AS3 - The ASx Protocol" pages):
