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System Administration and MOVEit Transfer

This topic contains considerations for setting up a MOVEit Transfer system in your organization and network.

Most administration tasks for MOVEit Transfer can be performed from a web browser. Some system configuration tasks are performed with the Configuration Utility. Backup and restore activities are done with the Backup and Restore utility.

Admin and. SysAdmin

When you install MOVEit Transfer, you set up a SysAdmin account and an Admin account.

The SysAdmin account can create a new organization, perform IP lockouts and changes, set up new users, and control settings for the system, schemes, and the organization. The account cannot upload or download files, read a user's files, or send/receive messages in any organization other than the System organization

The Admin account is used to perform daily administration, work with users, folders, and so on

For more information, see

Policies and Procedures

Consider the following when setting up policies and procedures for your organization:

Authentication Policies

Folder Policies

Ad Hoc Transfer Policies

Appearance

Logging and Reporting

Real World Administration

Other Tasks

Use groups to organize the way users access files and folders.

Set up strong password requirements. For more information, see Settings and Folder pages.

Ongoing Maintenance

Use the logs pages to monitor activity and troubleshoot.