Setting Up Connect |
If you need to configure any network proxies or override network speeds, you can do so through Connect's Network option. Before modifying Connect's network configuration, review the network requirements below, which describe ports that may need to be open on your network (such as ports 22 and 33001).
Your SSH outbound connection may differ based on your organization's unique network settings. Although TCP/22 is the default setting, consult your IT department for questions related to which SSH port(s) are open for file transfer. Also see the Help documentation for your particular operating system, for specific instructions on configuring your firewall. If your client host is behind a firewall that does not allow outbound connections, you must allow the following:
Launch Connect (Start Menu > All Programs > Aspera > Aspera Connect home_directory > Applications > Aspera Connect) and open Preferences (System Tray > Right-click Aspera Connect > Preferences ).
You can limit Connect's transfer rates via the Bandwidth option.
You can limit the download and upload transfer rates by enabling the respective checkboxes and entering a rate in either Mbps or Kbps. Note that your ability to limit these rates depends on the following factors:
The HTTP fallback proxy should be used for fallback transfers only, not for FASP transfers.
To set up an HTTP fallback proxy, go to Preferences > Network in Connect.
Under the HTTP Proxy section, you can modify the proxy configuration for the server handling HTTP fallback. HTTP fallback serves as a secondary transfer method when the Internet connectivity required for Aspera accelerated transfers (that is, UDP port 33001, by default) is unavailable. If UDP connectivity is lost or cannot be established, if you have configured an HTTP fallback proxy, the transfer will continue over the HTTP protocol based on this proxy configuration.
To configure an HTTP fallback proxy, select one of the following configurations from the drop-down list:
These settings include NTLM authentication credentials (username and password), as well as the host name/IP address and port number.
Note that the Use HTTP Fallback Proxy checkbox and fields are enabled only if you select Manual.
When FASP proxy is enabled, Aspera will pass the DNAT or DNATS (secure) username, server address, and port to ascp.