Transfer files in the GUI
Use HSTS with the Desktop Client GUI to create connections to Aspera® servers, configure transfer settings, set up transfer notifications, and start, stop, pause, and schedule transfers.
Overview of the HSTS GUI The HSTS GUI is an intuitive tool for starting and managing transfers. Learn how to start the GUI and how to navigate its features.Global bandwidth settings Aspera FASP transport has no theoretical throughput limit. In addition to network capacity, transfer rates can be limited by user-configured rate settings and the resources of the local and remote machines. You can configure bandwidth usage limits and the number of concurrent FASP transfers that are allowed by HSTS . Enabling a transfer proxy or HTTP proxy If for network security reasons, you are behind a transfer proxy server, you can enable the proxy for Aspera file transfers. If you have admin privileges, you can enable transfer proxies for all users by setting global preferences. If you are a nonadmin user, you can override global transfer proxy settings for your own account, including enabling or disabling the feature. By default, proxy is disabled.Adding and editing connections To transfer with HSTS , HSTE , IBM Aspera Shares , IBM Aspera on Cloud transfer service (AoC), add it as a connection in the Connection Manager . The following instructions describe how to create and configure a connection and edit or delete connections.Exporting and importing connections Connections, and optionally their passwords, can be exported and imported as a text file, and the text file can be password protected.Creating SSH Keys in the GUI Public key authentication (SSH Key) is a more secure alternative to password authentication that allows users to avoid entering or storing a password, or sending it over the network. The client creates an SSH key pair (a public key and a private key) and then sends the public key to the server's administrator. Once the admin configures the server with the client's public key, the client can authenticate connections to the server with their private key.Transferring content The GUI provides an easy and intuitive way to transfer content between the local computer and a remote host.Managing transfers The HSTS GUI enables the option to start, stop, and reorder transfers, and adjust the transfer rates and policies, and configure transfer preferences.Scheduling and customizing transfers in advanced mode You can start a transfer in advanced mode to set per session transfer options such as filters, security, which overrides the default transfer settings. You can also schedule the transfer as a one-time transfer or recurring.Configuring transfer notifications Transfer notification emails are triggered by three transfer session events: start, completion, and error. Transfer notification emails can be enabled and configured globally and by each user. The emails are generated from mail templates that can be customized.Using transfer notifications Transfer notifications can be emailed to a set list of recipients upon transfer start, complete, and error. The email templates can be fully customized. These instructions describe how to configure email notifications for all transfers to and from a specific connection.Reporting checksums File checksums are useful for troubleshooting file corruption to determine at what point in the transfer file corruption occurred. Aspera servers can report source file checksums that are calculated in real time during transfer and then sent from the source to the destination.