Hey there guys,
I first apologize if some of the things I am asking seem like common sense issues.
My situation is this: I am currently trying to start a business at a few locations. I have a main office I wanted to connect all of them to so they could send daily reports in through FTP. The office has a computer there so I was thinking of using that computer as a server and having all the locations connect directly to the server and submit their reports daily through the FTP.
My question is whether the CoreFTP Server is what I am looking for. If I put it on the computer at the office. Would that suffice to provide for my needs. I just need 3 locations to connect. Two locations far away, and one from a computer right next to it. Essentially instead of getting hosting somewhere and just transferring the files through FTP I want to have my own server(computer) hosting the files as I would prefer to keep the business reports in my "possession".
I would appreciate ANY help anyone could provide.
Thanks so much for your time and help
Chris
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yes, that's what you would use servers for.
Keep in mind that a server only responds to a client, it doesn't do anything except process file send/receive requests. You would still need to use a client to move files.
In addition for server security purposes it's a good idea to use SFTP (one port) and only allow the IP addresses from those machines that will be accessing the servers (Access rules, block all, then add individual IPs or subnets of the computers accessing your servers).
Keep in mind that a server only responds to a client, it doesn't do anything except process file send/receive requests. You would still need to use a client to move files.
In addition for server security purposes it's a good idea to use SFTP (one port) and only allow the IP addresses from those machines that will be accessing the servers (Access rules, block all, then add individual IPs or subnets of the computers accessing your servers).
Thanks so much for the quick reply!
So just to double check, if I buy the CoreFTP Server Client and put that on the computer used to host all the files, and then use the CoreFTP Clients on the other computers that would suffice to transfer files back and forth between the computers and the main office server/computer?
Again sorry if I just repeated what you said, but just want to double check before I purchase!
Thanks again so much
Chris
So just to double check, if I buy the CoreFTP Server Client and put that on the computer used to host all the files, and then use the CoreFTP Clients on the other computers that would suffice to transfer files back and forth between the computers and the main office server/computer?
Again sorry if I just repeated what you said, but just want to double check before I purchase!
Thanks again so much
Chris
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Any computer you would be accessing directly would require the server.
The client is a different software used to access servers. It doesn't host files, only the server does that.
You aren't required to buy the client unless you want specific Pro-only features. The LE version works fine for manually transferring files to and from servers.
The client is a different software used to access servers. It doesn't host files, only the server does that.
You aren't required to buy the client unless you want specific Pro-only features. The LE version works fine for manually transferring files to and from servers.