Standalone VGA Grid User Guide
AFU to a secure FTP server
2. Specify the target
Server address
. If your system is configured with DHCP or has a valid DNS
), you can use the server’s fully qualified domain name instead of
the IP address.
3. Specify the
Server Port
used for the target SFTP server. The standard port is 22.
4. Enter the SFTP account username in the
Login
field.
5. Enter the SFTP account password in the
Password
field; the characters are masked with dots.
(Alternatively you can choose to use a private key instead of a password for authentication.)
6. Select
Use temp file
to name files with a temporary filename extension (.part) on the server until
upload is complete.
For secure file transfer you can upload an SSH identity for your Standalone VGA Grid. This
key must be trusted by the destination server. Details for generating the key and setting up
this trust are beyond the scope of this document.
7. If desired, scroll down to the section labelled
SSH identity for SCP and SFTP clients
.
1. If no identity is uploaded, or to upload a new identity (overwrites the old identity):
a. Click
Choose File
; a file selection dialog opens.
b. Select the private key file from your hard drive and click
Open
.
The system accepts RSA keys for SSH-1; DSA, ECDSA, EC25519 and RSA for SSH-2.
Keys must be in
OpenSSH
format.
c. Click
Upload
to upload the file.
2. Use the
Test your key
field to test your uploaded key against the secure server, if desired.
8. Click
Apply
; if there are any problems the system notifies you with a message: One or more parameter
values are not valid and those were not applied!
The following table describes the options applicable to configuring upload to a SFTP server.
Table 27
SFTP Automatic Upload Configuration Options
Name
Description / Options
Server
address
The IP address (or fully qualified domain name) of the SFTP server.
Server port
The port used by the target SFTP server. Standard port is 22.
Login
Username for the SFTP server.
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