A proxy server is a server that sits between Rhapsody and the remote server, and acts as an intermediary for the requests between them. Typically it is used to allow traffic through firewalls. The following configuration properties determine how the (S)FTP Client communication point connects to proxy servers:
Proxy Server Type
- Operational Mode: Input, Output, Out->In.
- Connection Type: FTP, FTPS, SFTP.
Proxy Server Type determines which type of proxy server to use.
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Property Option
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Description
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No proxy server used. |
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The server sends traffic via HTTP. This means the FTP traffic is tunneled through HTTP.
You cannot use an HTTP proxy when using FTP or FTPS with
Connection Mode set to active.
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SOCKS4 |
The server sends traffic via the SOCKS protocol using TCP. |
SOCKS5 |
The server operates in the same way as SOCKS4, but allows authentication such that only authenticated users can connect to the proxy server. |
† Default option.
Proxy Server Address
- Operational Mode: Input, Output, Out->In.
- Connection Type: FTP, FTPS, SFTP.
- Proxy Server Type: HTTP, SOCKS4, SOCKS5.
Proxy Server Address is the hostname or IP address of the proxy server.
Proxy Server Port
- Operational Mode: Input, Output, Out->In.
- Connection Type: FTP, FTPS, SFTP.
- Proxy Server Type: HTTP, SOCKS4, SOCKS5.
Proxy Server Port is the port to connect to the proxy server on. This must be a valid port number (between 1 and 65535) otherwise the message will be sent to the error queue. The default is 80.
Proxy Server Public Address
- Operational Mode: Input, Output, Out->In.
- Connection Type: FTP, FTPS, SFTP.
- Proxy Server Type: HTTP, SOCKS4, SOCKS5.
Proxy Server Public Address is the username to authenticate to the proxy server with. This is usually only needed when using FTP or FTPS with Connection Mode set to active.
Proxy Server Username
- Operational Mode: Input, Output, Out->In.
- Connection Type: FTP, FTPS, SFTP.
- Proxy Server Type: HTTP, SOCKS4, SOCKS5.
Proxy Server Username is the username to authenticate to the proxy server with.
Proxy Server Password
- Operational Mode: Input, Output, Out->In.
- Connection Type: FTP, FTPS, SFTP.
- Proxy Server Type: HTTP, SOCKS5.
Proxy Server Password is the password to authenticate to the proxy server with. This is not required for SOCKS4 protocol because it does not support password authentication.