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Basic Tab

The Basic tab contains the following fields:

Name: A user-defined name which identifies the server. This name should be descriptive enough so a user can quickly identify this server when prompted to choose from a list (for example, Bank SFTP Server). The name cannot exceed 50 characters.
Description: A short paragraph that describes the server. The description is optional.
Host: The host name or IP address of the server.
Port: The port number to use for connecting to the server. If left blank, the default port number is 22.
User: The user name (login name) to use for connecting to the server. A user name is only required if using password authentication or both password and SSH private key authentication.
Password: The password to use for connecting to the 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. A password is only required if using password authentication or both password and SSH private key authentication.

If you do not wish to store the password for the 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
Yes
if you clicked the
Encrypt
button for the Password.