Setup Secure File Transfers over FTPes

Summary

How to enable file transfers between the HPUX and Windows Vital Signs server host via FTP over TLS (FTPes)

Setup FTP Server on Windows

Currently as of version 1.6, FTPes is only supported with FileZilla Server for Windows

Download FileZilla Server Here

After downloading the file, run the exe on the Windows server where Vital Signs will be hosted to begin the File Zilla Server setup

The following are the recommended settings

Once the installation is complete, the File Zilla Server UI should prompt to Connect to Server. Click OK

Once logged into the Server UI, select Edit, Settings

Under Logging, check Enable logging to file and choose to create new log files for each day with 30 days of retention

Under SSL/TLS settings, check Enable FTP over SSL/TLS support (FTPS), Allow explicit FTP over TLS, Disallow plain unencrypted FTP and Force PROT P to encrypt file transfers in SSL/TLS mode

Finally, click Generate new certificate...

Select 2048bit for the key size

Enter the appropriate information for the certificate

Enter a path for the vitalsigns-ftpes-certificate.crt file to be generated in and click Generate certificate

You should now see the Private key file and Certificate file populated.

Click OK

Setup a User

In the FTP Server UI, select Edit, Users

Click Add under Users

Enter the ftp user name and click OK

Click the Password: box and enter the ftp user password

Check the Force SSL for user login and click OK

Under the Shared folders, click Add

Select the path to the vitalsigns directory and check the Read,Write and Delete check boxes and click OK