Configuring Tunnels for Acceleration

To configure tunnels for acceleration

1. Define an ActiveTransfer Server tunnel. For details, see Accelerating Data Transfer.

Note: If you are using an ActiveTransfer Gateway to accept client connections, you must define the tunnel on ActiveTransfer Server, not on the Gateway.

2. Add the following ports for ActiveTransfer Server to use internally as part of the tunneling process:

a. If you are using the FTP protocol for accelerated file transfers, add an FTP port numbered 55521 with an IP address of 127.0.0.1.

b. If you are using the HTTP protocol or the ActiveTransfer web client for accelerated file transfers, add an HTTP port numbered 55580 with an IP address of 127.0.0.1. The IP address and port number of the HTTP port are the same as the IP address and port number used in the tunnel definition for the server port.

If you are using an ActiveTransfer Gateway to route client requests to ActiveTransfer Server, configure these ports in the gateway. For details about adding ports, see Adding a Port.

3. Map the tunnel to one or more users to grant access to the tunnel. For details, see Specifying Acceleration Options at the Template Level and Specifying Acceleration Options for a User.

If you do not map a tunnel to a user, and the user uses the advanced upload/download feature in the web client, the server will upload or download the files or folders at a normal, not an accelerated, rate of speed.