Connections tab

In the FTP Connection section, complete the following fields:

Field	Description
Connection List	Contains the names of the defined host connections. A total of 64 connections can be specified.
New	Click to create host sessions. The Define New Connection window opens.
Edit	Click to edit an existing host connection. The Edit Connection window for the highlighted connection opens. Note: The Edit Connection window is essentially the same as the Define New Connection window. Use the Define New Connection window as a reference for the Edit Connection window.
Copy	Click to copy an existing host connection. The Edit Connection window opens with all of the information of the connection that was highlighted except for Connection Name.
Remove	Click to remove an existing host connection. The highlighted connection is removed from the list.
Sort	Click to sort the Connection List into alphabetical order.
Use Connection Name as Session Description	Select to use the connection file name, without the file extension, as the session description.

In the Options section, complete the following fields:

Field	Description
Options list	Select one of the following connection options: Do Not Auto-Connect Session: When an FTP configuration file is opened, it does not connect to the host. You must click Session → Connect. Auto-Connect Session: When an FTP configuration file is opened, it automatically connects to the host that is selected in the Connection List. Show Quick Connect Dialog: When an FTP configuration file is opened, the Quick Connect window opens. You can perform the following options in this window: From the list, select one of the predefined hosts that are in the Connection List, and click Connect. Click Configure Session, and create a host session. Type a new host address in the field, and click Connect. Refer to Quick Connect formatting options for the available formatting options.
Prompt on Disconnect	If selected, a window opens to verify that you want to disconnect the session.
Auto-Reconnect to Last Directory when Disconnected by the Host	If selected, BlueZone automatically reconnects to the last directory when an attempt is made to disconnect an active host session.
Connect Retry	If selected, BlueZone tries to connect to the host the number of times selected in the Retry up to list and use the interval selected in the times, retrying every list.

Quick Connect formatting options

In the Quick Connect window, you can type a new host address using the following formatting options.

Format	Example
address	`127.0.0.1`
connection name (address:port)	`Local IIS Server (127.0.0.1:21)`
ftp://ftpserver You can also use the following encryption types: sftp:// (enables SFTP encryption and defaults to port 22) ftps:// (enables Implicit SSL and defaults to port 990) ftpes:// (enables Explicit SSL)	`ftpes://myftpserver.com`
ftp://user@ftpserver/InitialDirectory	`ftpes://jsmith@myftpserver.com//home`
ftp://user:password@ftpserver/InitialDirectory	`ftpes://jsmith:mypass@myftpserver.com//home`

The Quick Connect window also supports URL encoding of special characters by using the percent sign followed by two hexadecimal digits. The following table lists the characters that you can encode.

Character	Encoding value
@	%40
%	%25
/	%2F
:	%3A
+	%2B