Testing a Locally Initiated Transfer

To make sure the software is working properly, follow these steps to set up a simple connection with the Aspera Demo Server and test download and upload transfers. Linux users may use the GUI or command line, and instructions for both are shown below.

Launch the application.
Run the following command in a terminal window:
```
$ asperascp
```
Add the Aspera Demo Server in the Connection Manager.
Click Connections:
In the Connection Manager, click to add a new connection, click OK to create a standard connection, and enter the following information, leaving the other options with their default values or blank:

Field Value

Host demo.asperasoft.com

User aspera

Authentication (Password) demoaspera
Test your connection to the remote server.
Click Test Connection to determine whether you can reach the remote server with the settings you configured. An alert box opens and reports whether the connection is successful.
Connect to the Demo Server and download test files.
From the main window, select the demo server entry and click the Connect button.
On the server file browser (right panel), browse to the folder /aspera-test-dir-large, select the file 100MB, and click to download it to your local machine.

You should see the session appear in the Transfer pane.
Upload to the Demo Server
Select the same file (100MB) on the local file browser (left panel), go to the folder /Upload on the Demo Server, and click to upload it.

Field	Value
Host	`demo.asperasoft.com`
User	`aspera`
Authentication (Password)	`demoaspera`

Download test files from the Demo Server.

Use the following command to download, press y to accept the server's key, and enter the password demoaspera when prompted:

# ascp -T aspera@demo.asperasoft.com:aspera-test-dir-large/100MB /tmp/

The transfer command is based on the following settings:

Item	Value
Demo Server address	`demo.asperasoft.com`
Login account	`aspera`
password	`demoaspera`
Test file	`/aspera-test-dir-large/100MB`
Download location	`/tmp/`
Transfer settings	`Fair` transfer policy, target rate 10M, minimum rate 1M, encryption disabled.

You should see the following session messages. The description from left to right is explained below:

Item	Description
100 MB	The name of the file that is being transferred.
28%	The percentage completed.
28 MB	The amount transferred.
2.2 Gb/s	The current transfer rate.
01:02 ETA	The estimated time the transfer will complete.

Upload test files to the Demo Server.
Run the command to upload the same file (100MB) back to the Demo Server, to its /Upload directory. Enter the password demoaspera when prompted:
```
# ascp -T /tmp/100MB aspera@demo.asperasoft.com:Upload/
```