FTP Account
Store connection details for an FTP, FTPS, or SFTP server.
FTP Server
- Address
- The hostname or IPv4 address of the FTP server, for example ftp.myserver.com or 192.168.0.100.
- Port
- The port AnyFileBackup will connect on. The default is 21. Leave blank to use the default automatically.
- Protocol
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The connection protocol:
- FTP — standard unencrypted FTP.
- FTPS (also known as Implicit FTPS) — FTP over SSL. AnyFileBackup uses SSL from the moment of connection.
- SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) — part of the SSH2 protocol family. SFTP is less capable than FTP and does not support: passive mode (disabled automatically), IPv6, proxy, transfer type selection, transfer resuming, file attributes, VMS OS, and some other features. When SFTP is selected, these options will have no effect.
If your server advertises SSH1, verify that SFTP is supported — otherwise connection security may be compromised.
- Username
- The login name used to authenticate on the FTP server.
- Password
- The password for the specified username.
- Confirm password
- Retype the password to verify it was entered correctly. AnyFileBackup will not save the account if the two entries do not match.
- Certificate account
- Some FTP servers use private/public key pairs as an additional security layer. Press Configure to open the Certificates manager and create or edit certificate accounts.
- Passive mode
- Passive mode is recommended when an active-mode connection is blocked by a firewall. In passive mode, the client initiates both the control and data connections, avoiding the need for the server to make an inbound connection. Passive mode is automatically disabled when the SFTP protocol is selected.
- Connection timeout, sec
- How long AnyFileBackup waits for the server to respond during the initial connection. If no response is received within this time, the connection attempt is treated as an error. Default: 10 seconds.
- Session timeout, min
- The maximum duration of an active connection session. After this time, the connection is terminated even if file transfers are still in progress. Default: 60 minutes.
Miscellaneous
- Account name
- A custom name shown in the account list. If left blank, the server address is used.
- Notes
- Free-text notes about this account.
- Used by
- A read-only list of tasks that reference this account.
- Account ID
- A unique identifier for this account. Use the Copy to clipboard button to copy it. This value cannot be changed.
- Modified
- The date and time the account was last modified. Updated automatically.
- Created
- The date and time the account was created. Cannot be changed.