You can configure ActiveTransfer Server to listen on one or more ports. Each port is associated with a protocol. Clients can connect to ActiveTransfer Server using configured ports to transfer files and to execute other commands, such as obtain a directory listing. For example, if you create port 21 with the FTP protocol, clients can connect to ActiveTransfer Server through port 21 using any standard FTP client, and then transfer files or execute FTP commands.

You can create any number of ports for a protocol. Each port you create will start a listener in ActiveTransfer Server that waits for client connections.

You create and manage ports on the Server Management page in My webMethods. On this page, the settings on the Ports tab are specific to each port associated with the ActiveTransfer Server instance, whereas the settings on the Throttling, Restrictions, Banning, Encryption, and Miscellaneous tabs are general and apply to all ports associated with the server instance.