FTP Connections

You can secure FTP connections for incoming and outgoing requests.

MFT FTP Service

Parameters in the following admin page can help to lock down the FTP protocol for incoming FTP requests:

Administration > Transfer Servers > Transfer Server > FTP Server > Configure FTP Server

Parameter Description
PORT/EPRT Allowed in Incoming Request Defines whether incoming PORT or EPRT connections are allowed. You can disable PORT/EPRT by clicking on "No".
PORT Checking Defines whether any checking is performed on the IP Address sent by the client in the PORT request. We suggest setting this parameter to "Subnet" or "IP Address".
PASV Checking Defines whether any checking is performed on the IP Address of the connection created by the PASV command. We suggest setting this parameter to "Subnet" or "IP Address".

Refer to the MFT Admin help pages for more information on these parameters.

MFT Server Definitions with Server Type of FTP

Parameters in the Add/Update Server page can help to lock down the FTP protocol for outgoing FTP requests.

Parameter Description
PORT Checking Defines whether any checking is performed on the IP Address of the connection created by the PORT command. We suggest setting this parameter to "Subnet" or "IP Address".
PASV Checking Defines whether any checking is performed on the IP Address sent by the client in the PASV request. We suggest setting this parameter to "Subnet" or "IP Address".

Refer to the MFT Admin help pages for more information on these parameters.