Configuring FTP clients in an explicit proxy environment
When Content Gateway is configured to proxy FTP traffic (see FTP), also configure FTP client applications, such as FileZilla or WS_FTP, to send FTP requests to the proxy. After the initial configuration, users work with the FTP client application as if no proxy were present.
To connect to an FTP server, 4 pieces of information are usually needed. These pieces of information are mapped as follows:
| From: | To: |
|---|---|
| FTP server hostname | FTP proxy hostname |
| FTP server port number | FTP proxy port number (default is 2121) |
| FTP server username | FTP_server_username@FTP_server_hostname For example: anon@ftp.abc.com |
| FTP server password | FTP server password |
Some FTP client applications have a configuration page for specifying FTP proxy information. Update those settings to point to the Content Gateway FTP proxy. See your FTP client application documentation.
Here is an example configuration using a recent version of FileZilla.
- Set FTP Proxy to Custom and enter the following definitions:
USER %u@%h
PASS %p
- Set Proxy host to the Content Gateway FTP proxy hostname and port number.
- Click OK.
The user then enters FTP connection information in the usual way, as if no proxy were present. For example:
Host: ftp.example.com
Username: anon
Password: 123abc
If the FTP client application is not configured, the user must enter FTP requests as shown below.
Host: Content Gateway proxy hostname
Username: anon@ftp.example.com
Password: 123abc
Port: 2121
