Adding a Drive Account for Aspera Faspex

Use the Aspera Drive new account setup wizard to configure a new package transfer account. Have the following information available before configuring an account:

The address of the server where Faspex is installed and running.
The username and password that you have on the Faspex server.

In the menu bar, click the Aspera Drive icon and select Preferences > Accounts.
Click to add a package transfer account. The New account wizard opens.

Fill in the New account dialog with the following information:

Field	Description
Description	A name for the account. The name is used only by Aspera Drive.
Server address	The URL for the server that is running Faspex.
Username	The username that you have on the Faspex server.
Password	The password that you have on the Faspex server.

Click Set up Aspera Drive. Drive then validates the connection.
If the connection is successful, the New account wizard displays timeframe options for package downloading.
Do one of the following:
- Choose to download packages from a date in the past.
  Select Download my packages from date sent and choose an option from the drop-down:
  - Yesterday (default)
  - A week ago
  - A month ago
  - The beginning of time
- Choose to download packages from now on.
Click Next.

The New account wizard displays location options for automatic package downloading.
Do one of the following:
- Accept the default path to which packages are downloaded.
- Click Change and browse to the desired location.
- Select to not set up automatic downloading now.
Click Next.
Choose one of the following:
- Select a time interval in which to check for packages from the Check for new packages drop-down list.
- Select to check for packages manually.
Click Next, then click Finish to complete creating the package transfer account.