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In a previous post, we taught you how to mirror an FTP/S service running on JSCAPE MFT Server to an Amazon S3 bucket folder. You can set up a similar process using any remote FTP/S service even if that service isn't running on a JSCAPE MFT Server instance. We'll show you how to do that in this post.

Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, Business Process Automation, Videos, Tutorials, FTPS

When it comes to moving files across networks, not many protocols are as established as File Transfer Protocol (FTP), File Transfer Protocol Secure (FTPS) and Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP). Organizations rely on these protocols to move files internally — between branches or departments — or externally to suppliers, customers or trading partners.

Topics: Managed File Transfer, Secure File Transfer, SFTP, FTPS, FTP

One of the reasons why our clients love Triggers is because this feature makes it so easy to set up unmanned, automated file transfers that run overnight or over the weekend. But sometimes, you'll want to specify more than just a schedule. One particular client, for example, wanted to restrict a scheduled download to a certain set of files, which he wanted to specify using a regular expression or regex. This post details the steps we recommended for him to achieve that.

Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, Business Process Automation, Tutorials, Triggers, FTPS

While the IT skills gap is sometimes exaggerated, there are some industries where the tech talent shortage is really a major issue. One of those industries is manufacturing. Despite growing adoption of advanced technologies like artificial intelligence, analytics, robotics and automation, which are often perceived to eliminate jobs, manufacturers are actually faced with a widening skills gap. Meaning, there are actually more jobs to fill.

Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, Business Process Automation, SFTP, Triggers, FTPS, AS2

Overview Last time, we tackled the problem system administrators encounter when their passive FTP or FTPS connections have to pass through a NAT firewall or router. A similar problem can happen when you're dealing with the same type of connections and a reverse proxy. It gets even more complicated when you have to deal with both external and internal users. Let me show you how to deal with that.

Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Tutorials, FTPS, FTP, Reverse Proxy

It’s never easy to set up an FTP server the moment firewalls get involved. But it gets even more complicated once you start using the secure version of FTP, known as FTPS. In this post, we’ll talk about the problem you’ll usually encounter when your FTPS server is behind a firewall and your client attempts to perform a file transfer using passive mode or PASV.

Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Secure File Transfer, FTPS, FTP

EPSV is a command issued by an FTP/S client to signal the server that it wishes to enter into what is known as Extended Passive Mode. But what is Extended Passive Mode, and when is it appropriate to use EPSV? Let’s find out.

Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, FTPS, FTP, FTP/S

JSCAPE MFT Server's Network Storage module (formerly known as Reverse Proxy) makes it possible to extend the storage of your managed file transfer server to various remote services and storage solutions like SFTP servers, Samba shares, Amazon S3 buckets, Azure Files folders, and many others. This can come in handy when your MFT Server machine has limited storage capacity or if you simply want to store certain user files in another place. One of the supported remote services is FTP/S. If you have an FTP or FTPS server with lots of free storage space and you want to use that as a network storage for your MFT Server, you might want to read this tutorial.

Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, Tutorials, Secure File Transfer, FTPS

JSCAPE MFT Server encrypted file transfer protocols like SFTP and those secured through TLS (e.g. HTTPS, FTPS, AS2, OFTP, and WebDAVS) can be configured for FIPS compliance. Since this is a function that isn't switched on by default, you might wonder if it's necessary to enable it at all.

Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, Secure File Transfer, SFTP, FTPS

Overview There will be times when you'll want to transfer files over a secure connection. One option is to use FTPS (FTP over SSL) which provides data-in-motion encryption through SSL (Secure Sockets Layer). When you setup an FTPS service in JSCAPE MFT Server, you'll notice that you actually have 3 modes to choose from explicit SSL, forced explicit SSL and implicit SSL. This post was originally published on May 6, 2012 but was updated and republished on November 4, 2018.

Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Secure File Transfer, FTPS, FTP