Initiating a Transfer

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You can use Connect with the Aspera demo server to test basic transfer functionality and also familiarize yourself with how to initiate uploads and downloads.

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The steps below describe how to initiate a file transfer, and shows how to perform a download from Aspera's demo server.

Important: In order for Connect to function correctly, your browser must have cookies enabled. For instructions on verifying this setting, see the help documentation for your browser.e

Procedure

  1. Open your web browser and log in to Aspera's demo transfer server at https://aspera.pub/60OtzmU.
    Note: Internet Explorer 11 Security Settings: When you open HSTS or Faspex using Internet Explorer 11, an information bar appears and asks whether to run the Connect add-on. Click Allow to proceed.
  2. In AoC Demo page, open the folder small.

    To select a file or folder you want to download, click the checkbox next to it. You can also click multiple boxes to select more than one file or folder to download at a time. Once you've made your selections, click the Download button.

  3. Confirm the download.

    A dialog appears asking whether you want to allow the server access to your machine. Select Yes to begin. To skip this dialog in the future, enable the checkbox Remember my choice for this site. The server is then added to your Trusted Hosts list. For more information on trusted hosts and how to manage them, see Security Configuration.

    NOTE: The way hosts are granted access differs from previous Connect releases. Instead of prompting for permission to communicate with a transfer node when a transfer is about to start, Connect prompts for the website when the website first tries to interact with the Connect APIs. Thus, the address in the dialog is no longer a transfer server, but is instead the address of the website. As a result, sites that perform transfers with many different hosts no longer need to respond to access requests from each of those hosts, because there will be only a single request for the web site.

Results

Once you confirm that the configuration settings are correct and that Connect is working properly, you can begin transferring with your organization's Aspera server. To get started, simply point your browser to your server's host name. For example, if the server is running IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer Server:

 http://server_host_name/aspera/user

Note that the URL format of the address can be different, depending on your server product.