Getting started as a transfer client

Aspera® transfer clients connect to a remote Aspera transfer server and request a transfer with that server. Your Aspera application can be used as a client to initiate transfers with Aspera servers, as described in the following steps.

Procedure

Review the system requirements and install Desktop Client.
See Requirements and Installing Desktop Client.
Configure the firewall, if it is not already configured.
See Configuring the firewall.
Test a locally initiated transfer to the Aspera demonstration server to confirm that your installation and firewall configuration are operational.
For instructions, see Testing a transfer. This provides a simple walk-through of how to set up a connection with a server and transfer.
If you need to authenticate to the remote server with an SSH key, create an SSH key and send the public key to the server admin.
For instructions on creating an SSH key, see Creating SSH keys.
To run transfers from the command line, review the instructions for the Aspera command line client.
Your Aspera product comes with two command line clients: ascp and A4. They are similar but have different capabilities. For a comparison, see Comparison of ascp and ascp4 options.
- For more information about ascp, see Ascp command reference and Ascp general examples.
- For more information about A4, see Ascp4 command reference and Ascp4 examples.

Results

Once you confirm that you can transfer with your server, your basic setup is complete.