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Add File Servers

These procedures enable Gateway Administrator to connect to your SFTP file servers.

Add the Reports File Server

  1. If you are not still logged in, log on to Gateway Administrator using the default admin account.

  2. From the System tab, click File Servers, then click New.

  3. Enter the server name (or IP address) of your Reports server.

  4. Click Retrieve to retrieve the host key.

  5. For UserID and Password enter the Windows user credentials for this server.

  6. Click Test Connection. (This tests the current on-screen settings. These settings are not saved until you click Save.)

  7. Click Save.

Add the Transfer Site File Server

  1. From the File Servers tab, click New.

  2. Enter the server name or IP address of your Transfer Site server, retrieve the host key, enter user credentials for this server, and test the connection.

  3. Next to Transfer site base directory, click Browse. Select the Gateway directory that you made accessible on this server, and click Select.

    This sets the Transfer Site base directory for this server. By default, Gateway Administrator uses a Reflection subdirectory in the selected directory:

  4. Click Save. This returns you to the File Servers tab.

  5. Use the Transfer site file server drop-down list to select the server you just added and click Save.

Do more...

  • For this evaluation we are using passwords to authenticate to the added SFTP servers. Reflection Gateway also supports public key authentication. See Add File Servers to Gateway Administrator in the Administrator's Guide.