Informatica Managed File Transfer Installation Guide

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Initial Configuration

Follow the instructions below to test the installation and perform initial configuration of

Managed File Transfer

To access the

Managed File Transfer

Administrator using a standard HTTP connection, open your browser and type the URL of

http://[hostname]:[portnumber]

where

[hostname]

is the host name or IP address of the

Managed File Transfer

and

[portnumber]

is the port number of the

Managed File Transfer

Administrator. The default HTTP port for the Administrator is 8000, for example:

http://myserver:8000

Otherwise, to access the

Managed File Transfer

Administrator over a secure HTTPS connection, open your browser and type the URL of

https://[hostname]:[portnumber]

. The default HTTPS port for the Administrator is 8002, for example:

https://myserver:8002

Administrator

The

Managed File Transfer

Administrator dashboard is displayed.

Review and adjust the global settings in

Managed File Transfer

by following the instructions below:

From the main menu bar, select the

System

option.

Choose the

Global Settings

option.

Review the settings on the tabs and make any changes as needed. Read the on-line help text

for each setting to understand its purpose.

Be sure to specify the settings for your SMTP server on the

SMTP Settings

tab. This will allow

Managed File Transfer

to send email alerts when certain events occur.

Note that some changes to the Global Settings will take effect only when

Managed File Transfer

is restarted.

By default, Admin User and Web User passwords are authenticated against the passwords stored in the

Managed File Transfer

database. Optionally, you can configure

Managed File Transfer

Login Methods for basic authentication of Admin User and Web User passwords against a Windows Active Directory or Generic LDAP located within your organization. Web User accounts can also be synchronized with users stored in an LDAP server.

From the main menu bar, select the

Users

option.

Choose the

option.

Click the

Add Login Method

button.

Read the on-line help text

for specific instructions to configure user authentication for your system.

The passwords for the included administrator and root user ids will always be authenticated against

Managed File Transfer

internal database. For security purposes, you should change the passwords for these users by following the instructions below.

From the main menu bar, select the

Users

option.

Choose the

Admin Users

option.

Next to the administrator user name, click on the

button and choose

Reset password.

Key in the new password on the screen and click on the

Reset

button.

Next to the root user name , click on the

button and choose

Reset password.

Specify the new password on the screen and click on the

Reset

button.

Record the new passwords in a safe place.

Manage the settings for the services, such as FTP, FTPS, SFTP, HTTPS, AS2, which you want to make available to your trading partners by following the instructions below:

From the main menu bar, select the

Services

Service Manager

Follow the instructions in the on-line help

to learn how to adjust settings for the various services.

After adjusting any settings, you can click on the

icon to start (or restart) the service.

To backup configurations and settings, which should be performed on a regular basis, see backup instructions. To set firewall settings, see Firewall.

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Informatica Managed File Transfer Installation Guide

Informatica Managed File Transfer Installation Guide

Initial Configuration

Initial Configuration