Adding a Shares account to Connect

Use the Connect account wizard to configure a new Shares transfer account.

To set up a transfer account, make sure that you have the following information from the system administrator who manages your Shares transfer server:

  • A URL for the Shares transfer server, including a port and path (if applicable).
  • A username and password that was set up on your Shares transfer server.

The following steps assume that you have Connect installed and running.

To add a Shares account to Connect:

  1. Launch the Connect Preferences dialog and go to the Accounts tab.
  2. Click Plus button to add Connect accounts to add a Connect account.
  3. Select your IBM Aspera product:
    Click IBM Aspera Shares.
  4. Complete the fields with the following information about the Shares transfer server:
    Field Description
    Account name A name for the account. The name is used only by Connect.
    Server address The URL for the server that is running Shares.
  5. If you are prompted to confirm the server's security certificate, indicate whether you trust the server.
  6. Select your Shares server's authentication method:
    Either
    • SAML Authentication

      If you choose SAML Authentication, log in to the Shares server with this user's SAML credentials.

      Or

    • Basic Authentication

      If you choose Basic Authentication, enter the username and password that this user has on the Shares server.

  7. If the transfer server supports synchronization, either:
    • Set up syncing now.

      To do so, either accept the default folder that is shown for Place my files in the following directory, or click Change to browse for a different folder (or create a new one).

      By default, the sync folder is created inside your Documents folder, in a folder with the name you gave for the account in an earlier step. If you choose to use the default folder, it is created automatically.

      Or

    • Set up syncing later.

      To do so, click I'd rather not set up file syncing now.

  8. If you opted to set up syncing on the previous screen, the Account Wizard prompts you to choose folders to sync.
    You can either:
    • Select Synchronize with the selected remote folders and then select the folders on Aspera on Cloud to sync.

      Click the arrows to expand or collapse the folder view, and select the check boxes for the folders you want to sync.

      Choose the sync direction:

      • Two-Way.
      • Remote to Local (default).
      • Local to Remote.
      Note: For a detailed explanation of your options for sync direction, see Synchronization.

      Or

    • Select I'll choose the folders to sync later.
  9. When the screen displays a success message, click Finish to exit the Account Wizard.