OFTP Host: General Tab

Use the General tab to configure three different types of connections: ISDN, TCP/IP, and Server Only

ISDN connection

ISDN equipment must already be installed and must support the Common ISDN API (CAPI) interface, version 2.0.

OFTP ISDN Addresses
A list of ISDN numbers the product will use to attempt to connect to the trading partner. The product will try each number until a successful conneciton is made. For each ISDN address, specify values for the following fields.
ISDN Phone Number
Your partner's ISDN phone number. If you are making an international call and are unsure of how to specify the number, www.countrycallingcodes.com can be used to determine your international dialing code and your trading partner's country code.
ISDN Subaddress
X.25 Network User Address
X.25 Network User Identification
Optional attributes that your trading partner might use.
Default Directories
Modify the default directories, if necessary.  You can use macro variables from the drop-down lists.  See Using Macro Variables for a list of the applicable macros (Default Host Directory context) and example usage.  For VLTrader and Harmony, see URI File System interface overview for information about you can use a Cleo-provided or custom URI for the Inbox and/or Outbox.  See Specifying default host directories for information about setting up system-level directories and custom directory macro variables.
Inbox
Default directory for incoming files. Enter a value directly or click to navigate to and select a directory.
Possible values: Any local or shared directory.
Default value: inbox\
Outbox
Default directory for outgoing files. Enter a value directly or click to navigate to and select a directory.
Possible values: Any local or shared directory.
Default value: outbox\
Sentbox
If specified, default directory for retaining sent files.  Files are a copy of the original source file; any file manipulations performed as part of the send are not reflected in the sentbox copies. Enter a value directly or click to navigate to and select a directory.
Possible values: Any local or shared directory.
Default value: No default value.
Receivedbox
If specified, default directory for retaining received files.  Files are a copy of the final destination file; any file manipulations performed as part of the receive are reflected in the receivedbox copies. Enter a value directly or click to navigate to and select a directory.
Possible values: Any local or shared directory.
Default value: No default value.

TCP/IP connection 

Server Address
Either a fully qualified name (recommended) or an IP address.
Port
The OFTP port. You can specify either a specific port number or -1 to indicate the default port (3305). Note that for secure connections using TLS, the default port is 6619.
Connection Type
The kind of connection you want to use for this host.
Possible values:
  • System Default - See for information about setting the system default.
  • Direct Internet Access or VPN - Use either a direct connection to the internet or a VPN.
Default value: System Default
Forward Proxy
The address of the forward proxy you want to use for this host.
Select the System Default check box to use the default proxy. See Configuring for a proxy for information about specifying a default proxy.
Default Directories
Modify the default directories, if necessary.  You can use macro variables from the drop-down lists.  See Using Macro Variables for a list of the applicable macros (Default Host Directory context) and example usage.  For VLTrader and Harmony, see URI File System interface overview for information about you can use a Cleo-provided or custom URI for the Inbox and/or Outbox.  See Specifying default host directories for information about setting up system-level directories and custom directory macro variables.
Inbox
Default directory for incoming files. Enter a value directly or click to navigate to and select a directory.
Possible values: Any local or shared directory.
Default value: inbox\
Outbox
Default directory for outgoing files. Enter a value directly or click to navigate to and select a directory.
Possible values: Any local or shared directory.
Default value: outbox\
Sentbox
If specified, default directory for retaining sent files.  Files are a copy of the original source file; any file manipulations performed as part of the send are not reflected in the sentbox copies. Enter a value directly or click to navigate to and select a directory.
Possible values: Any local or shared directory.
Default value: No default value.
Receivedbox
If specified, default directory for retaining received files.  Files are a copy of the final destination file; any file manipulations performed as part of the receive are reflected in the receivedbox copies. Enter a value directly or click to navigate to and select a directory.
Possible values: Any local or shared directory.
Default value: No default value.

Server-only connection

Default Directories
Modify the default directories, if necessary.  You can use macro variables from the drop-down lists.  See Using Macro Variables for a list of the applicable macros (Default Host Directory context) and example usage.  For VLTrader and Harmony, see URI File System interface overview for information about you can use a Cleo-provided or custom URI for the Inbox and/or Outbox.  See Specifying default host directories for information about setting up system-level directories and custom directory macro variables.
Inbox
Default directory for incoming files. Enter a value directly or click to navigate to and select a directory.
Possible values: Any local or shared directory.
Default value: inbox\
Outbox
Default directory for outgoing files. Enter a value directly or click to navigate to and select a directory.
Possible values: Any local or shared directory.
Default value: outbox\
Sentbox
If specified, default directory for retaining sent files.  Files are a copy of the original source file; any file manipulations performed as part of the send are not reflected in the sentbox copies. Enter a value directly or click to navigate to and select a directory.
Possible values: Any local or shared directory.
Default value: No default value.
Receivedbox
If specified, default directory for retaining received files.  Files are a copy of the final destination file; any file manipulations performed as part of the receive are reflected in the receivedbox copies. Enter a value directly or click to navigate to and select a directory.
Possible values: Any local or shared directory.
Default value: No default value.