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Configuring SecureFX 6.0

SecureFX is a Windows application that provides encrypted FTP connections for transferring files using the Secure FTP (SFTP) protocol. It also provides improved security during login. SecureFX lets you choose between SFTP, standard FTP, and secure data transfer with FTP over an encrypted SSH2 connection using the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol. SecureFX automates secure file transfers, performs unattended file transfers, synchronizes local and remote files, and performs server-to-server transfers. This document describes how to install and configure SecureFX for the Stanford environment. For more information, see the SecureFX online help.

Note: The SecureFX 6.0 installer includes preconfigured sessions named Cardinal, Spires, and Vine. Any sessions using these names that were created in an earlier version of SecureFX on your PC will be overwritten. If you have customized sessions named Cardinal, Spires, or Vine, you may want to rename them before installing SecureFX 6.0

Installing SecureFX

  1. Download and run the SecureFX installer file.

    Note: The installer file installs both SecureFX and SecureCRT.
  2. When the Welcome page is displayed, click Next to continue.

    Welcome page of installation wizard


  3. Accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next.

    license agreement


  4. Select the profile to use for the installation and then click Next.

    select profile options


  5. Select a setup type and then click Next.

    select setup type


  6. Check the boxes for where you want to install application icons and then click Next to continue.

    sselect application icon options


  7. Review your installation settings. If you want to change anything, click Back until you find the page with the settings you want to change. If you are satisfied with the installation settings, click Install.

    ready to install program


  8. Click Finish.

    installation completed

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Connecting to Cardinal, Spires, and Vine

The Essential Stanford Software version of SecureFX includes pre-configured SSH2 connections to Cardinal, Spires, and Vine—the most widely used IT Services-supported servers.

Note: If you use both file transfer and terminal emulation, SecureFX and SecureCRT share session settings. Configuring a connection to a particular server only needs to be done once in order for the selected server to be continuously available to both programs.
  1. Start SecureFX.

  2. The Connect window should display. If not, go to the File menu, and click Connect.

  3. Select either Cardinal, Spires, or Vine. Then, click the Connect button.

    preconfigured Stanford sessions

  4. The first time you connect to a new session, the New Host Key window may appear. Click Accept & Save.

    Note: Cardinal and Vine are aliases for a number of Stanford servers. Therefore, you may see this message again when you connect to the site.

    new host key message for cardinal server

  5. Enter your SUNet ID in the Username field and click OK.

    enter your user name to log in to Cardinal server

  6. Enter your SUNet ID password in the Password field and click OK. Do not check the box to save your password.

    enter your password

  7. If you are connecting to Cardinal or Vine, your AFS home folder displays.

    screen shot of AFS home folder on Cardinal server

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Adding Sessions

If you need to connect to servers other than Cardinal, Spires, or Vine, you must create a new session. See the UNIX Computing Environments web page for a list of additional Stanford servers for which sessions can be added.

  1. On the File menu, click Connect. When the Connect window displays, click the New Session icon on the toolbar to start a New Session wizard.

    Connect window toolbar with New Session icon highlighted


  2. When prompted to enter the SecureCRT protocol for the new session, select SSH2 and then click Next to continue.

    select the type of connection you want to estaablish for terminal emulation


  3. Enter the following information and then click Next to continue:
    • Hostname: name or IP address of the computer you want to connect to (use the full DNS name)
    • Port: 22
    • Firewall: None
    • Username: your user name on this computer

    screen ot enter the IP address of remote host


  4. When prompted for the SecureFX protocol for the new session, select SFTP and then click Next to continue.

    select protocol for FTP and STFP file transfers for this session

  5. Enter a Session name and Description, if you wish, and then click Finish. The default session name is the host address for this session.

    screen shot to enter session name


  6. Right-click on the name of the session you are adding. In the popup menu, click Properties.

    new session popup menu

  7. In the Category section of the window, under Connection, click SSH2. In the Key exchange section of the window, uncheck the boxes for Kerberos and Kerberos w/ Group Exchange. Click OK to close the window.

    screen shot

  8. The Connect window displays with the new session highlighted. Click Connect.

    Connect window with new sessioin highlighted


  9. The first time you connect to the new session, the Host Key window may appear. Click Accept & Save.

    screen shot of New Host Key window


  10. Enter your password for the computer on which you are connecting and click OK. Leave the Save Password box unchecked.

    dialog box to enter your password

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Disconnecting

  1. To disconnect from a session, close the session window. Or, go to the File menu and click Disconnect.
  2. To exit SecureFX, go to the File menu and click Exit.

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Last modified Friday, 17-Nov-2006 01:33:14 PM

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