Desktop Client Guide for Windows Welcome to the Desktop Client documentation, where you can find information about how to install, maintain, and use the Desktop Client. IntroductionThanks for choosing Aspera® and welcome to the world of unbelievably fast and secure data transfer.Getting started as a transfer clientAspera® 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.Installation and upgradesBefore you install the current release, review the following information about hardware and software requirements, system preparation for upgrades or downgrades, installation instructions, and product security configuration.Transfer files in the GUIUse the Desktop Client GUI to create connections to Aspera® servers, configure transfer settings, set up transfer notifications, and start, stop, pause, and schedule transfers.Hot FoldersHot Folders is an automatic file delivery tool that can download from a server (pull) or upload to a server (push). Files and folders added to or modified within a Hot Folder on the source are automatically sent to the destination folder. Files that are deleted from the source are not deleted on the destination. The following section describes how to set up and manage Hot Folders.ascp: Transferring from the command lineAscp is a scriptable FASP® transfer binary that enables the transfer to and from Aspera® transfer servers to which you have authentication credentials. Transfer settings are customizable and can include file manipulation on the source or destination, filtering of the source content, and client-side encryption-at-rest.ascp4: Transferring from the command lineAscp4 is a FASP® transfer binary similar to ascp but it has different strengths as well as capabilities that are unavailable with Ascp.Appendix