Using a Remote SFTP Proxy Server

Because the FTP client and SFTP proxy communicate through TCP/IP, they can reside on different machines. For example, you can set up a single machine that is running the SFTP proxy server to be used as a gateway for all machines on the Local Area Network.

To configure Hummingbird FTP for a remote SFTP proxy:

1. Follow all but the last step of the procedure for configuring an Secure Shell-enabled FTP profile. See Creating Secure Shell-Enabled FTP Profiles.
2. On the Firewall/Proxy page of the FTP Site Property dialog box do the following:
3. 1. From the Firewall Type drop-down list, select Hummingbird CSS SFTP Proxy.
   2. In the Firewall Address box, type the IP/address of an SFTP proxy server’s listening interface.
   3. In the Port box, specify the port of the SFTP proxy server’s listening interface.

      Note:
      		If you specified a tunnel profile when creating the FTP profile, it must reside on the SFTP proxy server machine. The SFTP proxy server must be configured to listen on an accessible listening interface comprised of a proper IP address or machine name (not localhost or the loopback address).

To configure third-party FTP clients for a remote SFTP proxy server:

See the procedure Configuring the FTP Client Connection.

Note:

The SFTP proxy server must be configured to listen on an accessible listening interface comprised of a proper IP address or machine name (not localhost or the loopback address).