Using the Display Interface

File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

BlueZone Secure FTP

BlueZone Secure FTP is an integral part of the BlueZone family of emulators.  Specific help for BlueZone Secure FTP is in a separate help file that can be accessed via the web at: www.seagullsoftware.com/help, or by clicking Help:BlueZone Help FTP Topics on the BlueZone FTP MenuBar.

Like all the BlueZone emulators, BlueZone Secure FTP uses the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol to protect the FTP data stream.  When a BlueZone Secure FTP session is active, a lock icon will appear on the status bar.

NOTE  Even though BlueZone Secure FTP is included with the BlueZone family of emulation products, BlueZone Secure FTP may not have been installed by your system administrator.  If BlueZone Secure FTP is not installed, contact your system administrator.

Launching BlueZone Secure FTP from a BlueZone Session

BlueZone Secure FTP may be launched directly from any BlueZone display session window by selecting Transfer:FTP from the BlueZone MenuBar, or by pressing the FTP icon found on the BlueZone ToolBar.

The letters FTP will be highlighted on the menu if BlueZone Secure FTP is installed.  If the letters FTP are grayed out, BlueZone Secure FTP is not installed.  Contact your system administrator for more information about BlueZone Secure FTP.

Normally, when Transfer:FTP is selected from the BlueZone MenuBar, a dialog appears, allowing the End User to select the FTP configuration profile they want to use.  To eliminate this step, BlueZone can automatically open an FTP configuration profile IF the filename is identical to the configuration profile name of the display sessions.  

Example:

BlueZone Mainframe Display using a configuration profile named ''mainframe.zmd'' will automatically open a FTP configuration profile name ''mainframe.zft''.

How to make BlueZone FTP automatically use a Profile when launched from a BlueZone display session:

  1. Configure a BlueZone Display emulation session and save the settings to a Profile by selecting File:Save As from the MenuBar.  In this example we will name the profile ''mainframe.zmd''.

  2. From the MenuBar of the BlueZone Display emulator, select Transfer:FTP.  BlueZone FTP will launch, and you will be prompted to enter the FTP host connection information.

  3. Enter the desired FTP host connection information, and save the FTP session to a profile by selecting File:Save As from the MenuBar.

  4. When prompted, enter the Profile name ''mainframe.zft''.