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FTP Retries:
This is the number of times to attempt to send the file to the FTP server before both deleting it
and moving on to the next or keeping it and moving on to the next. The receiver will attempt to
resend all failed files when the acceleration service is restarted or the "Retry Failed FTP" button is
pressed.
FTP seconds between retries:
This pull-down allows you to select number of seconds which will elapse between each attempt
to send the file to the FTP server.
Action on FTP failure:
This specifies the action to take if the FTP retry limit is exceeded. If delete is selected the file will
be delete, otherwise the file will be stored until the "Retry Failed FTP" button is clicked or the
acceleration service is restarted.
Retry Failed FTP:
This button will cause any files that failed FTP transfer to be re-sent to the FTP server. This action
is only valid if "Action on FTP Failure" is set to "keep"
Purge Failed FTP:
This button will delete any files which are pending to be re-sent to the FTP server. This action is
only valid if "Action on FTP Failure" is set to "keep".
3.5.2 How to set the Multicator General Configuration
1. Log into the browser interface of the appliance.
2. Click the Configuration link; Click the Multicator link.
3. Select the appropriate interface in the "Source Interface" field in the "General Settings" section. In
routed mode this should always be the WAN facing interface.
4. Enter the IP address of the controller for the transmitter and receiver in the "Controller Address"
field. If this is the controller enter the IP address in the "Source Interface" field.
5. Enter the port the transmitter/receiver will communicate with the controller on. If this appliance is
also a controller, this is the port it will listen on.
3.5.3 How to set the Multicator Controller Configuration
1. Log into the browser interface of the appliance.
2. Click the Configuration link; Click the Multicator link.
3. Click the enable radio button in the "Enable Multicast Controller" field in the "Multicator Controller
Section"
4. Enter the multicast IP address you wish to use in the "Multicast Address" field. Default: 224.0.55.55
5. Enter the port you wish to use for multicast in the "Multicast Port" field. Default: 4929
6. Enter the rate at which data should be transmitted via multicast in the "Transaction Rate" field.
Default: The licensed rate of the appliance.
3.5.4 How to set the Multicator Transmitter Configuration
1. Log into the browser interface of the appliance.
2. Click the Configuration link; Click the Multicator link.
3. Click the enable radio button in the "Enable Multicast Transmitter" field in the "Multicator
Transmitter" section.
4. Enter the username used in FTP file submissions to the transmitter in the "Incoming FTP user" field.
Default: mc
5. Enter the password used in FTP file submissions to the transmitter in the "Incoming FTP Password"
field. Default: comtech
FX Series Administration Guide - Version 6.2.2
Chapter: FX Series Configuration
Section: FX Series Multicator
Note: If disk utilization reaches 80%, a purge of all files that failed FTP transfer will
automatically occur.
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