This section allows you to configure details of the FTP external content provider selected currently in the grid.
It contains the following specific properties:
•Hostname: the name of the FTP server. A mandatory text field, Hostname can be a maximum of 256 characters in length.
•Port: a mandatory integer field that defaults to the value ‘21’.
•Username: this field is mandatory if the Log on anonymously field is unchecked and is disabled when it is checked (when it is set to the value ‘Anonymous’). Username can be a maximum of 100 characters in length.
•Password: this field is mandatory if the Log on anonymously field is unchecked and is empty and disabled when it is checked. Password can be a maximum of 50 characters in length.
•Protocol: this dropdown exposes the following values:
o SFTP (the default)
o FTP
o FTPS
•Encryption type: this dropdown property exposes the following values:
o None (the default)
o Explicit
o Implicit
It is enabled when Protocol is set to one of 'FTP' or 'FTPS', and allows you to specify the encryption type to be used when connecting to the FTP/FTPS server.
•Log on anonymously: a checkbox, unchecked by default. The checkbox is enabled when the Use basic FTP checkbox is checked. When Log on anonymously is checked, Username and Password are disabled, with the former property being set to the value ‘Anonymous’.
•Root folder path: a mandatory field that can be a maximum of 4096 characters in length.
•Public URL: a mandatory field that can be a maximum of 4096 characters in length. You may need to specify the URL’s protocol (e.g. ‘http’) in this context.