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Understanding Key Differences Between FTP, FTPS And SFTP

Updated by Van Glass on

Three common protocols still used in file transfer today are FTP, FTPS, and SFTP. While the acronyms for these protocols are similar, there are some key differences among them, in particular, how data is exchanged, the level of security provided, and firewall considerations. Learning these key differences can help you choose a secure file transfer protocol or troubleshoot common connection issues.

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Topics: Managed File Transfer, Secure File Transfer, SFTP, FTPS, FTP

VAN vs AS2 - Which is Better for Sending EDI Documents?

Updated by John Carl Villanueva on

There are currently two ways of exchanging EDI documents. The first involves subscribing to a third party known as a Value Added Network (VAN), while the second involves using the AS2 protocol. Sure, there might be a few other less-known options, but these two are, by far, the most widely used. But which of these two options is best for your business? Let's examine some key considerations: Cost, interoperability, trading partner onboarding, and security and control.

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Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, AS2, EDI

Matisse Footwear Replaces Expensive VAN with MFT Server

Updated by Van Glass on

Customer Profile

Matisse Footwear is a lifestyle brand that caters to the individual look of the modern woman. With a focus on quality, craftsmanship and artisanal touches they bring together contemporary design while infusing attitude and effortless edge into their casual aesthetic. Matisse Footwear can be found in major specialty retailers including Nordstrom and Macys, or on their website matissefootwear.com.

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Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, Case Studies

Defense Contractor Secures Data with MFT Server and MFT Gateway

Updated by Van Glass on

Customer Profile

The customer, located in North America, is an international provider of advanced information processing systems for the surveillance, intelligence, space and defense industries. Given the sensitive nature of their business the customer has opted to withhold their organization name from this case study.

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Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, Case Studies

How to Use AS2 MDN Async Receipts on the JSCAPE MFT Server

Updated by John Carl Villanueva on

When you request an electronic receipt a.k.a. Message Disposition Notification or MDN for your AS2 transmission from your trading partner, you can choose between two options: Sync MDN or Async MDN. In this post we'll show you how to use the latter.

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Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, Business Process Automation, AS2

How To Transfer Files Uploaded To An FTP/S Server To An Amazon S3 Bucket

Updated by John Carl Villanueva on

Let's say you have an FTP or FTPS server and you want to transfer files uploaded to it to an AWS S3 bucket. You can do that with just a few clicks if your FTP/S service is running on JSCAPE MFT Server. Let me show you how it's done.

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Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, Tutorials

How to Use Windows SMB Share As Network Storage | JSCAPE

Updated by John Carl Villanueva on

When a user uploads files via FTP/S, SFTP, HTTP/S, or any supported file transfer protocol to JSCAPE MFT Server, those files don't have to be stored on the same machine as that server. Instead, you can have those files redirected to a variety of network storage options like a remote SFTP service, Amazon S3, Dropbox and several others. In this post we're going to show you how to store uploaded files to a remote Windows SMB share.

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Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, Tutorials, SFTP

How To Schedule an AS2 File Transfer

Updated by John Carl Villanueva on

In a previous post on automated AS2 file transfers, we showed you how to configure JSCAPE MFT Server so that it would monitor a directory for newly added files and then, each time a new file is detected, transmit that file to an AS2 trading partner. Today, we're going to try something different. We're going to set up JSCAPE MFT Server to carry out an AS2 transmission on a pre-defined schedule.

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Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, Business Process Automation, Tutorials, Triggers, AS2

How To Create A Client Certificate

Updated by John Carl Villanueva on

In this post, we show you how to configure a client certificate and how to simplify certificate management.

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Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, Secure File Transfer, Client Certificate Authentication

How to Enable an AFTP Service in Your Server | JSCAPE

Updated by John Carl Villanueva on

JSCAPE's Accelerated File Transfer Protocol or AFTP service is the perfect solution for organizations looking to achieve high speeds in file transfers suffering from poor network conditions like high latency and packet loss. In this post, we're going to show you how easy it is to enable the AFTP service in your JSCAPE MFT Server instance.

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Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, Tutorials, Accelerated File Transfer

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