Testing a transfer

To make sure that the software is working properly, set up a connection with a server and test downloads and uploads.

About this task

Procedure

  1. Start the application.
    Go to Search and type Desktop Client
  2. Add the server in the Connection Manager.
    Click Connections.

    In the Connection Manager, click Add connection button to add a connection, click OK to create a standard connection, and enter the following information (with the appropriate values for your server), leaving the other options with their default values or blank:

    Field Value
    Host my_demo.example.com
    User my_user_name
    Authentication (Password) my_password
  3. Test your connection to the remote server.
    Click Test Connection to determine whether you can reach the remote server with the settings you configured. An alert box opens and reports whether the connection is successful.
  4. Connect to the server and download test files.
    From the main window, select the server entry and click Connect.

    On the server file browser (right panel), browse to a folder with a file that you want to use, select the file, and click Download arrow. to download it to your local machine.

    You must see that the session appears in the Transfer pane.

  5. Upload to the server.
    Select the same file (100MB) on the local file browser (left panel), go to the folder /Upload on the server, and click Upload arrow. to upload it.