Configuring an Internal ActiveTransfer Server to Connect to ActiveTransfer Gateway
All ActiveTransfer Gateway configuration information is stored within the firewall, on the internal ActiveTransfer Server. This configuration information is pushed to the applicable ActiveTransfer Gateways when you save a configuration on the Server Management page. Use the following procedure to configure an internal ActiveTransfer Server to connect to ActiveTransfer Gateway.
To configure an internal
ActiveTransfer Server to connect to
ActiveTransfer Gateway1. In My webMethods: Administration > Integration > Managed File Transfer > Server Management.
2. Select the server instance. For details, see Managing File Transfers with webMethods ActiveTransfer.
3. Click the Gateway tab and then click the button. 4. In the Name box of the Add a Gateway Server Configuration dialog box, type the name of the ActiveTransfer Gateway to which you are connecting.
5. In the Host IP Address box, type the IP address for the ActiveTransfer Gateway.
6. In the Port box, type the registration port number through which ActiveTransfer Server will connect to the ActiveTransfer Gateway. Specify the same port that you specified in the mft.gatewayServer.port parameter in
Understanding
ActiveTransfer Gateway . 7. Click OK.
8. Select the ActiveTransfer Gateway instance that you just configured using Select Servers.
9. Add a port on the Gateway instance. For details about adding ports, see Managing File Transfers with webMethods ActiveTransfer.
Note:
You can use this port to access the Gateway from an ActiveTransfer Server instance by logging in with the users configured on the server.
10. Click the Check Status button on the Basic tab to check the status of the ActiveTransfer Gateway. If the Connect to ActiveTransfer Gateway check box is not already selected, select it to establish the connection between the Gateway and the specified ActiveTransfer Server.