FTP proxy preferences

In case your system environment requires FTP connections to pass through a proxy server, these preferences provide Switch with the configuration details for the proxy server. In case of a proxy server, the FTP receive and FTP send tools will fail as long as these preferences have not been set.

FTP proxy protocol

To use the FTP proxy protocol rather than HTTP or SOCKS, select "no proxy" for the "type of proxy" preference described below, and follow these guidelines for entering the appropriate proxy information in the FTP receive and FTP send properties:


Property

Description

Name or IP address of host

Name or IP address of the proxy server on your local network

Type of proxy

The type of proxy; one of these choices:


  • No proxy: no proxy is required for FTP connections

  • Tunneling proxy: uses the HTTP protocol

  • SOCKS4 proxy: uses the SOCKS4 protocol

  • SOCKS5 proxy: uses the SOCKS5 protocol

Proxy user name

The user name for logging in to the proxy server

Proxy password

The password for logging in to the proxy server

Proxy port

The port number for communicating with the proxy server