Overview of the Desktop Client GUI

The Desktop Client GUI is an intuitive tool for starting and managing transfers. Learn how to start the GUI and how to navigate its features.

Starting the application

To start the application, go to Finder > IBM Applications > IBM Aspera Desktop Client .

Item	Description
A	Click Transfer to enter the transfer viewing mode. This is the default view when you start the application, which shows the local and remote file browsers. For more information, see Transferring content.
B	Select a transfer from the bottom pane and click Details to enter the transfer details viewing mode. This view shows the details of the selected transfer session, as well as the transfer control options. For more information, see Managing transfers.
C	Click Connections to open the Connection Manager window in which you can manage the remote endpoints. For more information, see Adding and editing connections.
D	Click Preferences to set the local computer's default transfer settings, such as the FASP® global bandwidth and the number of simultaneous transfers in the queue, and the SMTP server's information for transfer notifications.
E	Browse the local file system to view files to transfer.
F	When not connected, a list of the saved connections is displayed. When connected (by clicking on a Connection Name and clicking Connect), browse the remote file system.
G	Display previous, ongoing, and queued transfers. Manage the priority.

All options in the File Browser, including the file browser's contextual menu (Mouse right-click):

Item	Description
A	Path indicator/selector.
B	Go to the parent directory.
C	Create a new folder.
D	Choose between the list views and the detail view.
E	Create a new folder.
F	View the advanced upload or download window.
G	Decrypt the selected file if it is encrypted with the content protection.
H	Choose between the detail or the list views. Refresh the folder.
I	Options to manipulation the selected files.
J	Show the selected files' properties.