5.6.5. Specifying File Transfer Client Preferences

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### 5.6.5. Specifying File Transfer Client Preferences

The File Transfer Client is a webstart application that is used to upload files to and download files from an EKM server. Certain IT configurations may require you to specify settings that enable the File Transfer Client to connect to EKM.

The following topics discuss settings that relate to the File Transfer Client:

- Configuring the File Transfer Client to Use a Proxy Server
- Configuring the File Transfer Client to Trust an EKM Server

#### 5.6.5.1. Configuring the File Transfer Client to Use a Proxy Server

If you use a Proxy Server to access a shared EKM server, you will need to specify the default proxy server that the File Transfer Client will use to connect to EKM.

To specify File Transfer Client preferences:

1. Click the user profile drop box on the title bar and select Settings.

2. In the Settings dialog box, select the Preferences tab.

3. In the navigation pane, select File Transfer Client.

   Figure 5.30: File Transfer Client Preferences

4. In the HTTP proxy server edit box, enter the host name and port (for example, `www.ekmserver.com:3128`) of the default proxy server that the File Transfer Client will use to connect to EKM.

5. If the proxy server requires authentication for access, enable the Proxy authentication check box. If authentication is required, you will be prompted for a user name and password when you start the File Transfer Client. For details see Uploading Files Using the File Transfer Client.

#### 5.6.5.2. Configuring the File Transfer Client to Trust an EKM Server

In some instances, the Java Virtual Machine running the File Transfer Client may not allow the File Transfer Client to connect to the EKM server because it does not trust the certificate used to secure the EKM server. This may happen, for example, if the EKM server is secured using a self-signed certificate. In these instances, you can set an environment variable called `EKM_TRUSTED_SERVERS` on the client to allow the File Transfer Client to connect to the EKM server. The value for this environment variable is a comma-separated list of servers that the client should always trust. For example:

    set EKM_TRUSTED_SERVERS=myekmserver,myekmserver.mycompany.com

In this example, the File Transfer Client would always trust connections to `myekmserver` and `myekmserver.mycompany.com`, regardless of whether the server is secured with a valid certificate.

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