| The Connect Browser Plug-In | |
Transfers initiated in the IBM Aspera Shares web application are conducted using the IBM Aspera Connect Browser Plug-in. The Connect Plug-In is an install-on-demand web browser plug-in that facilitates high-speed uploads and downloads with an Aspera transfer server.
Each page of Shares checks for the presence of Connect. If Connect is missing, Shares prompts you to download the plug-in. To suppress Shares from prompting you to install Connect on each page, go to your Preferences page and set the value of Suppress Connect Install Dialog to true.
For more information on transferring content with Connect, see Transferring Files.
If you need to host the IBM Aspera Connect Plug-in SDK installers locally, you can download the Connect SDK file and configure Shares to point to a local copy of the Connect SDK hosted at a non-standard location. In this way, users download Connect from a server of your choice. For more information on serving connect locally, see Serving Connect from a Local Location.