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FTP Tab of the Transfer Settings Dialog Box

The options are:

How do I get to this dialog box?

  1. Open a 3270 or 5250 terminal session.

  2. Open the Transfer Settings dialog box.
    The steps depend on your user interface mode.

    User interface mode Steps
    Ribbon With a session open, on the Session ribbon, from the Transfer group, click the Transfer launcher:
    InfoConnect Browser With a session open, on the InfoConnect menu, choose Tools and then File Transfer. In the Transfer dialog box, click the Settings button.
    TouchUX With a session open, tap the Wrench icon and then under Tools, select File Transfer. In the Transfer dialog box, click the Settings button.
    Classic MDI With a session open, from the Setup menu, select File Transfer.
Option Description
Host name or IP address Type the name or IP address of the FTP server to log on to.
Anonymous Log on to the FTP server as a guest, with the user name anonymous.
Save password Select to save your password in encrypted form in your session document file. (Passwords for anonymous connections are not encrypted). If you prefer not to store information about your password in your session file, clear this check box. If the password was previously saved, it is removed.
User name Enter your user name as it is registered on the FTP server.
Password Enter the password the FTP server associates with the user name registered on the FTP server. When the Anonymous check box is selected, a password appears in plain text, instead of asterisks (*), as you type it. If no password is expected, click OK to continue.
Use Windows credentials Use your Windows credentials instead of your FTP server credentials to bypass being prompted when performing a data transfer.
Note: This option can be used only with IBM System i (AS/400) and IBM AS/400 (Format 0) server types.
Advanced Click to open the FTP Properties dialog box, from which you can configure additional FTP transfer features.
Defaults Sets all FTP settings to the defaults, including the settings you configure using the Advanced button.