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.
Starting the application
To start HSTS, open Search from the taskbar and type IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Server. To perform administrator tasks (such as server configuration, license updates, or configure email notification templates), right-click High-Speed Transfer Server and click Run as administrator.
The application GUI
Note: The Configuration option that is shown in the screen capture is only enabled when the application is run as an Administrator.
| 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, and the transfer control options. For more information, see Managing transfers. |
| C | Click Watch Folder to open the window in which you can configure and manage the file and directory transfers. They can be configured to push from the local server or pull from a remote server. For more information, see Aspera Watch Service and Watch Folders. |
| D | Click Connections to open the Connection Manager window in which you can manage the remote endpoints. For more information, see Adding and editing connections. |
| E | Click Configuration to open the Server Configuration window in which you can configure the FASP® transfer settings. For more information, see Configure HSTS in the GUI. |
| F | 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. |
| G | Browse the local file system to view files to transfer. |
| H | When not connected, a list of the saved connections is displayed. When connected (by clicking a Connection Name and clicking Connect), browse the remote file system. |
| I | Display previous, ongoing, and queued transfers. Priority management. |
| J | Display all configured Hot Folders. Start or manage Hot Folders. For more information, see Hot Folders. |
The file browser
All options in the File Browser, including the file browser's contextual menu (Mouse right-click):
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| A | Path indicator or selector. |
| B | Go to the parent directory. |
| C | Create a new folder, or set up a Hot Folder. |
| D | Choose between the list views and the detail view. |
| E | Create a new folder, or set up a Hot 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. |