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Connect to the CA XCOM Gateway FTP Server

In order to perform FTP transfers it is first necessary to connect to the CA XCOM Gateway FTP server. This has a unique host name and port number, established when CA XCOM Gateway was installed and configured. Usually the port number for FTP is 21.

If you are using the ftp command line utility

1. To start the utility, enter the following command:

   ftp
   

2. To establish the connection with the server, enter the following FTP command:

   open hostname portnumber 
   

   Note: If the port number is 21, you can omit it from the command.

If you are using your web browser

To connect to the CA XCOM Gateway FTP server, enter the following command into your web browser's address bar:

ftp://hostname:portnumber

Notes:

• You can enter ftps instead of ftp, to achieve a secure connection using SSL.
• If the port number is 21, you can omit :portnumber.

If you are using an FTP client program

For information about how to establish the connection to the server, see the documentation for the FTP client program that you are using.

For many such products, this involves selecting a Connect menu option or toolbar button. You are then asked to identify the host name and the port number of the server.