General Tab

Information about session connections can be set up under the general tab. In most cases, users can connect with a remote host just by setting information about the session connection.

Name
Enter a name unique to this session. The name becomes the name of the session file. It must be composed of characters valid for use in a file name.

Host
Enter the remote computer host name or IP address.

Protocol
Select a protocol to use when connecting to the remote computer. Supported protocols are SFTP and FTP.

Setup
Set detailed options when using the SFTP protocol. For detailed information, see 'SFTP Advanced Options Dialog Box.

Port Number
Enter the port number of the protocol selected above. When a protocol is selected from the list of protocols, the default protocol port number is automatically entered. If the remote computer is using another port number, the user must directly enter the port number. The defaults are 22 for SFTP and 21 for FTP.

Proxy Server
Select a proxy server to use in the connection.

Anonymous Login
Login as an anonymous user. This function is available only in the FTP protocol.

Use Authentication Agent
Authentication is attempted with Xagent for SFTP connections. Xagent is an SSH authentication agent. Xagent stores user keys used for public key user authentication and passes them to Xftp when requested.

Method
Select a method to authenticate users on the remote computer.

User Name
Enter the user login name. This name is the remote computer login account. If this is left blank, a dialog box requesting a user name appears during each connection.

Password
Enter the remote computer user password to use during connection. The password is encoded and saved I nthe user's PC. Keep this section blank for greater security. If this section is left blank, a dialog box requesting user authentication appears during each connection.

User Key
Select a user key to be used when public key authentication is selected in the SFTP protocol. If this section is left blank, a dialog box requesting user authentication appears during each connection. If there are no user keys in the list, a key must be created first and be registered in the remote SSH server.

Passphrase
Enter the selected user key passphrase. The entered key passphrase is encoded and saved in the user's PC. Keep this section blank for greater security.