Firewall Connection Method URL (-FW or -FIREWALL)
If required for connection, use the Firewall Connection Method URL (-FW or -FIREWALL) command to specify the URL for the proxy server (firewall). One of the following connection methods must be specified:
- OPEN
- SITE
- TRANSPARENT
- USER
- USERFW
- USERFWPASS
- USERLOGON or USER
- USERLOGONFW or USERFW
-FIREWALL FTP://[fw_user[:fw_pass]@][fw_host[:fw_port]]/method
- Option
- Description
- fw_user
- Specify the user name to connect to the proxy server. Unless you are also specifying a password, this parameter must be followed by @ if you specify fw_host.
- :fw_pass
- Specify the password that authenticates the user name. This parameter must be followed by @ if you are also specifying fw_host.
- fw_host
- The name (or address) of the proxy server to which to connect
- :fw_port
- The name (or number) of the port to use for connection
- /method
- Required value. The method dictates how the firewall connection is established based on a
combination of the connection information provided using -FIREWALL (for proxy
server URL) and -URL (for FTP URL). Select one of the following methods,
which specifies the corresponding Connection Information.
- Method
- Connection Information
- OPEN
-
OPEN ftp_host, USER ftp_user, PASS ftp_pass
TRANSPARENT is the only method that directly connects to the FTP server; all other methods connect to the firewall. See the section for the FTP URL (-URL) adapter command, for more information on the FTP variables shown in the Connect Information column.