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Custom Connection 🚀

Use this option to set up a Custom Connection to a remote server. Various protocols are available, each requiring its own specific settings. Below, you will find the fields for each protocol.

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AS2 Protocol 🚀

Here you can configure the Data Mover Smart to send AS2 messages to a receiving partner. AS2 messages contain a file and other elements. The AS2 message is signed by the sender and decrypted by the recipient. To send files, a Push to remote action must be configured in Data Mover Smart.

The AS2 Protocol requires a specific license.

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Note: To configure the Data Mover Smart for receiving AS2 Messages from a sending partner, you must create a server with the AS2 protocol.

  • Name (*): enter the name of the AS2 link. It will appear on the card.

  • Host (*) and Port (*): specify the hostname and port used by the remote AS2 server.

  • 🚀 DMZ: activate the DMZ toggle to use the DMZ. Select a specific cluster from the list. If no cluster is selected, Data Mover Smart will apply the link to all clusters by default. This will add a new entry in the DMZ → Links panel.

  • Path (*): path of the remote AS2 server of the receiver partner where DMS will send the AS2 message. It is provided by the receiver partner. Use the / (slash) at the beginning of the path.

  • Description: optionally enter a description that will appear on the card.

  • Tags: optionally assign or create a label to simplify the classification and identification of the link.

  • Enabled HTTPS:

    • Client key: select the key identifier for the SSL connection or create a new Key.

    • Match server hostname: enable the toggle button if the client must verify that the Distinguished Name (DN) certificate contains the IP that has been contacted (i.e., the Host field above). By default, it is disabled.

  • Timeout (*): this is the duration, in seconds, that the Data Mover Smart will wait without network activity before closing the connection due to inactivity. The default is 60 seconds.

  • Response timeout (*): this is the number of seconds that Data Mover Smart will wait for the Message Disposition Notification (MDN), which confirms that the receiver has received and processed the file. The default is 60 seconds. MDN reception is supported only in synchronous mode; asynchronous MDN is not available in this version of Data Mover Smart.

  • Max retry (*): if this field is empty or set to 0, no retries will occur, and the connection will fail if the first attempt is unsuccessful. The higher the value, the greater the number of retry attempts. The default is 10 seconds.

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FTP Protocol

  • Name (*) and Description: enter the name and description of the server. They will appear on the card.

  • Tags: optionally assign or create a label to simplify the classification and identification of the link.

  • Host (*) and Port (*): specify the host and port where the server is installed.

  • 🚀 DMZ: activate the DMZ toggle to use the DMZ. Select a specific cluster from the list. If no cluster is selected, Data Mover Smart will apply the link to all clusters by default. This will add a new entry in the DMZ → Links panel.

  • Connection Timeout: enter the number of seconds to wait without network activity before closing a session due to inactivity.

  • Max retry: if this field is empty or set to 0, no retries will occur, and the connection will fail if the first attempt is unsuccessful. The higher the value, the greater the number of retry attempts.

  • Retry interval: this field appears only if the maximum number of retries is set to 1 or more. It indicates the number of seconds to wait before retrying the connection. A lower value results in more frequent retry attempts. If this field is empty or set to 0, no retries will be executed.

  • Operation mode (*): define how the data connection is established. Possible values are:

    • ACTIVE: the client establishes a control connection to the server, and the server then establishes a data connection back to the client.

    • PASSIVE (default): the client establishes both the control connection and the data connection to the server.

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FTPS Protocol

Same as FTP with additional fields:

  • Client key: select the Key identifier for the SSL connection or create a new Key. Listed Keys are configured in Settings → Security → Key Store.

  • Data Protection: force data channel protection. Possible values:

    • PROTECTED (default value)

    • CLEARTEXT

  • SSL IMPLICIT: enable this toggle button if the partner decides if the data channel must be protected or not.

  • AUTHENTICATION PROTOCOLS: select All or Only specific values:

    • SSLv3

    • TLSv1

    • TLSv1.1

    • TLSv1.2

  • Accepted cipher suites: select All or Only specific values to load the list of values available.

  • Match Server Hostname: By default, it is disabled. Enable the toggle button if the client must verify that the Distinguished Name (DN) certificate contains the IP that has been contacted (i.e., the HOST value above).

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HTTP Protocol

  • Name (*): this is the name that will be displayed on the card.

  • Port (*) and Host (*): specify the port and host where the server is installed.

  • 🚀 DMZ: activate the DMZ toggle to use the DMZ. Select a specific cluster from the list. If no cluster is selected, Data Mover Smart will apply the link to all clusters by default. This will add a new entry in the DMZ → Links panel.

  • Description: provide a brief description of the server. It will appear on the card.

  • Tags: optionally assign or create a label to simplify the classification and identification of the link.

  • Timeout (*): this is the duration, in seconds, that the system will wait without network activity before closing the connection due to inactivity.

  • Max retry (*): if this field is empty or set to 0, no retries will occur, and the connection will fail if the first attempt is unsuccessful. The higher the value, the greater the number of retry attempts.

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HTTPS Protocol

Same as HTTP with an additional Client key field to set the Key identifier for the SSL connection or to create a new Key.

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SFTP Protocol

Same as HTTP with these additional fields:

  • Session Timeout: seconds without network activity to wait before closing a session due to inactivity.

  • Allowed client authentication modes: possible values:

    • PUBLICKEY

    • PASSWORD

    • PASSWORD_AND_PUBLICKEY

    • PUBLICKEY_AND_PASSWORD

  • Client key: select the Key identifier for the SSL connection or create a new Key. Listed Keys are configured in Settings → Security → Credentials.

  • Accepted cipher suites: select All or Only specific values to load the list of values available.

  • Key Exchange Algorithms: select All or Only specific values to load the list of values available.

  • Mac Algorithm: select All or Only specific values to load the list of values available.

  • Read buffer size: dimension of the buffer when reading a file on the SSH Channel. Default: 65536 bytes. The values accepted are 32, 64 and 128 kb.

  • Write buffer size: dimension of the buffer when writing a file on the SSH Channel. Default: 32768 bytes. The values accepted are 32, 64 and 128 kb.

  • Auxiliary buffer size: dimension of the auxiliary buffer when reading or writing a file in the VFS. Default: 8192 bytes.

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