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Basic Tab

The Basic tab contains the following fields:

Name: A user-defined name which identifies the FTPS server. This name should be descriptive enough so users can quickly identify this FTPS server when prompted to choose from a list (for example, "Bank FTPS Server" or "Windows FTPS Server in San Diego"). The name cannot exceed 50 characters.
Description: A short paragraph that describes the FTPS server. The description is optional.
Host: The host name or IP address of the FTPS server.
Port: The port number to use for connecting to the FTPS Server. If left blank, the default port number is 21.
User: The user name (login name) to use for connecting to the FTPS server.
Password: The password to use for connecting to the FTPS server. After entering the password, you can optionally click the
Encrypt
button, which will encrypt the password when it is stored in
Managed File Transfer
's database.

Note: If you do not wish to store the password for the FTPS server resource, the password can be supplied when executing a Project.
Is Password Encrypted: Indicates whether or not the password is encrypted. You should choose the option of
Yes
if you clicked the
Encrypt
button for the Password.