FTP

Note: The FTP configuration options appear on the Configure pane only if you have enabled FTP processing in the Features table on the Configure > My Proxy > Basic > General tab.

Configure > Protocols > FTP > General

FTP Proxy Server Port Specifies the port that Content Gateway uses to accept FTP requests. The default port is 2121.
Listening Port Configuration

Specifies how FTP opens a listening port for a data transfer.

Select Default Settings to let the operating system choose an available port. Content Gateway sends 0 and retrieves the new port number if the listen succeeds.

Select Specify Range if you want the listening port to be determined by the range of ports specified in the Listening Port (Max) and Listening Port (Min) fields.

Default Data Connection Method

Specifies the default method used to set up data connections with the FTP server.

Select Proxy Sends PASV to send a PASV to the FTP server and let the FTP server open a listening port.

Select Proxy Sends PORT to set up a listening port on the Content Gateway side of the connection first.

Shared Server Connections When enabled, server control connections can be shared between multiple anonymous FTP clients.

Configure > Protocols > FTP > Timeouts

Keep-Alive Timeout: Server Control Specifies the timeout value when the FTP server control connection is not used by any FTP clients. The default value is 90 seconds.
Inactivity Timeouts: Client Control Specifies how long FTP client control connections can remain idle. The default value is 900 seconds.
Inactivity Timeouts: Server Control Specifies how long the FTP server control connection can remain idle. The default value is 120 seconds.
Active Timeouts: Client Control Specifies the how long FTP client control connections can remain open. The default value is 14400 seconds.
Active Timeouts: Server Control Specifies how long the FTP server control connection can remain open. The default value is 14400 seconds.