Data transfer

This mode lets you create and manage data transfer methods used to send and receive data. Data transfer methods are used when setting up a resident agent, as well as when executing scheduler tasks.

Creating a data transfer method

This mode is located toward the end of the tab bar and can be moved to the top panel if needed.

Click Add data transfer method, select the required protocol in the window that opens, and configure the method.

Select one of the data transfer protocols that can be used to send reports: SMB, FTP, SFTP, SMTP, HTTP/HTTPS, or SCP. Configure the settings for the selected protocol.

For FTP protocol:

  • When the FTP proxy is enabled, encryption (i.e. TLS) will not be used, even if the URL

    is an FTPS address.

  • When using FTPS, the agent attempts to use encryption for both the control connection (command channel) and the data connection (data channel). With some servers, this does not work, and the agent retries using only an encrypted control connection.

For both SMTP and FTP, there is currently no option to require encryption. If the server does not support the TLS selected in the settings, then the connection falls back to an unencrypted channel.

Right-click a data transfer method to access the available actions.

When exporting, the information is saved to a file with the .dtef extension. Settings can be imported from the corresponding file.

Attention!

There are some limitations when creating/adding data transfer methods:

  1. The SMTP data transfer method can only be used to send data, such as agent scan results and reports.

  2. The HTTP/HTTPS data transfer method is used only to receive data. It is used to update the resident agent.

Data transfer examples

The SMTP data transfer method supports multiple recipients. Separate email addresses with commas. For example:
m.simpson@gmail.com, h.simpson@yahoo.com
or
m.simpson@gmail.com,h.simpson@yahoo.com

Important
The Mail text field must not be left empty.

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