Ftp Relay; Ftp Relay N Parameters - Digi TransPort User Manual

FTP Relay

The FTP Relay agents allow any files to be transferred onto the router by a specified user using
the File Transfer Protocol to be temporarily stored in memory and then relayed to a specific FTP
host. This is useful when the router is being used to collect data files from a locally attached
device such as a webcam which must then be to a host system over a slower data connection
such as W-WAN. In effect, the router acts as a temporary data buffer for the files.
The FTP Relay Agent may also be configured to email (as an attachment) any file that it was
unable to transfer to the FTP server. To facilitate this, set the Email Template, To, From and
Subject parameters as appropriate and also configure the SMTP client (Configuration – Alarms >
SMTP Account).

FTP Relay n parameters

There are two FTP Relay Agents available, with a separate web page for each. For command line
configuration, the instance number can be 0 or 1.
Relay files for user locuser to FTP Server ftphost
The value in the left-hand text box is the name of the local user and should be one of the
usernames assigned in the Configuration – Security > Users web page. This name is then used
as the FTP login username when the local device needs to relay a file. The value in the right-
hand text box is the name of the FTP host to which the files from the locally attached device
are to be relayed.
Server Username
The value in this text box is the username required to log in to the specified FTP host.
Server Password
The value in this text box specifies the password to be used to log in to the host.
Confirm Server Password
The password should be retyped into this text box in order to confirm that it has been entered
correctly, given that it is not echoed in clear text.
Remote directory
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