Adding a Drive Account for Aspera on Cloud

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

  • The URL of your Aspera on Cloud platform.
  • The username and password that you have on Aspera on Cloud.

The steps below assume that you have Drive installed and running.

To add an Aspera on Cloud account to Drive, do the following:

  1. Choose one of the following methods to open Drive's Accounts preferences:
    • Right-click the Drive icon in the system tray and select Preferences > Accounts.
    • If you have the Drive Activity window open, select > Preferences > Accounts.
  2. Click to add a transfer account.
    The Account Wizard opens.
  3. Fill in the fields with the following information about the Aspera on Cloud platform:
    Field Description
    Name A name for the account. This name is used only by Drive.
    Address The URL for the server that is running Aspera on Cloud.

    Click Next.

  4. On the Authentication screen, with SAML Authentication selected, click Next.
  5. Enter your Aspera on Cloud credentials:
    Field Description
    Username The username that you have on Aspera on Cloud.
    Password The password that you have on Aspera on Cloud.
  6. If your Aspera on Cloud platform is configured for synchronization, either
    • Set up syncing. To do so, either accept the default directory shown for Place my files in, or click Change to browse for a different folder (or create a new one).

      or

    • Click I'd rather not set up file syncing now.
    By default, the sync folder is created inside the user's Documents folder. The name of the folder is the description text you entered for the account.
    For example, the default folder for an account named My Company Server would be the following:
    C:\Users\username\Documents\My Company Server

    If you choose to use the default folder, it is created automatically. If you want to change the sync folder, click Change to browse for a different folder or create a new one.

  7. If you opted to set up syncing on the previous screen, the Account Wizard prompts you to choose folders to sync.
    You can either
    • Select Synchronize with the selected remote folders and then select the folders on Aspera on Cloud to sync.

      Click the arrows to expand or collapse the folder view, and select the check boxes for the folders you want to sync.

      Choose the sync direction:
      • Two-Way
      • Remote to Local (default)
      • Local to Remote

      or

    • Select I'll choose the folders to sync later.
  8. Set up package downloading:
    • Choose Automatically download my packages to and enter or browse to a location where you'd like to store your downloaded packages.

      or

    • Choose I'd rather not set up automatic downloading now. You can change this setting later if you wish.
  9. If you opted to set up package downloading in the previous step, now select a timeframe:
    • 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

      or

    • Choose to download packages from now on.
  10. Set up how you will check for new packages:
    • Choose Check for new packages and select an automated time interval from the drop-down list.

      or

    • Choose to check for packages manually.
  11. Click Finish to complete your Aspera on Cloud account setup.