General

Friendly Name

A name for the host. The name you specify appears in the MOVEit Automation user interface.

Description

Description of the host. Optional. This field is informational only, and does not affect the operation of the host.

Hostname/IP Address

The full hostname (example: MOVEitstdnet.com) or IP address (example: 192.168.12.14) of the remote server.

Port

Port number of the remote server on which to connect.

Transfer Type

Options: ASCII or Binary mode. This setting is overridden if the transfer type is specified in any source or destination that is related to this host.

Transfer Mode

• Active: normal mode of operation for FTP transfers
• Passive: typically used for FTP clients that are located behind a firewall.

This setting is overridden if the transfer mode is specified in any source or destination that is related to this host.

Username and Password

Authentication credentials. Values that you enter are stored encrypted on a disk. Both username and password can contain macro references.

Account

The FTP account for this server. Can contain macro references.

Note: In most cases, leave this field empty. A small number of FTP servers require an account to be entered during log in, after the username and password.

Blind downloads

When downloading from this host, MOVEit Automation does not use any directory listing commands. For FTP servers, this includes change directory (CWD) and list directory (LIST) commands. The FileMask specified in the source is a single filename (not a mask) and the program downloads the file without first checking to see if it exists.

This option is rarely used, and is intended primarily to accommodate unusual FTP servers.

Blind uploads

When uploading to this host, MOVEit Automation interprets all destination paths as absolute. MOVEit Automation issues a CWD to the path specified, and does a PUT to save the file in that location.

This option is rarely used, and is intended primarily to accommodate unusual FTP servers.

Secure Connection

Style of encryption to use when connecting to the FTP server. Your selection depends on the styles that are offered by the particular FTP server.

• None: No encryption
• Explicit (Ctrl/Data): Both the control connection and any data connections are encrypted. Note: MOVEit Automation does an AUTH TLS, followed by an explicit PROT P).
• Explicit (Ctrl Only): Only the control connection is encrypted.
• Implicit (Ctrl/Data): Both the control connection and any data connections are encrypted. This type of connection is usually done to port 990. This encryption style is considered obsolete.

Ignore SSL Certificate errors

Available only if Secure Connection is set.

Ignores SSL certificate problems. Problems include: expired certificate, wrong hostname, certificate issued by an untrusted authority.

This option is used primarily during testing, when you are using a temporary test certificate.

If you do not select this checkbox, and MOVEit Automation detects a questionable certificate, MOVEit Automation will not connect to the host, and an error is logged.

Cleartext after signon (CCC)

If selected: After connecting and signing on securely, switches to unencrypted mode for the control connection.

This option is less secure because it allows an opponent to see the names of the files that you transfer. However, if the FTP server is behind a firewall that does NATing, this option allows the firewall to rewrite the responses to PASV commands, which allows MOVEit Automation to connect transparently to the correct IP address.

Note: This option is rarely needed, because the Ignore PASV IP in passive mode option, which is on by default, accomplishes the same thing.

Client Certificate

The SSL client certificate to use when establishing connections. Click Set Cert and choose a certificate.

Test button

Click to test your connection.

For more information, see Tests Performed on Hosts.