Main Menu and Toolbar
The main menu and toolbar of the administration interface provide options for configuring and managing Sites, Settings Templates, Groups, Commands, Folders, Certificates, and Reports; and for getting help, activating the server and modules, and About EFT, which displays the license details.
Below is a description of each of the main menu options and toolbar icons. (Certain options are available only in EFT Enterprise.)
Menu Option |
Sub Menu Option |
Toolbar |
Description |
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File |
Connect to EFT |
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Opens the Connect to EFT dialog box in which you can log in to the selected the Server. |
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Disconnect from Server |
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Disconnects from EFT, but leaves the administration interface open. |
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Start Server Service |
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Starts the EFT service. |
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Stop Server Service |
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Stops the EFT service. |
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Drain Server |
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Halts NEW incoming connections and event rule activity for all sites. |
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Export Server Configuration |
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Exports EFT configuration to a JSON file, which you can then import using the Silent Installer. |
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Backup Server Configuration (Available only in EFT Enterprise.) |
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Opens a Save As dialog box in which you can specify a location to save a *.bak file of the current configuration. |
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Restore Server Configuration (Available only in EFT Enterprise.) |
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Opens the EFT Migration Wizard in which you specify the *.bak file to restore EFT configuration. You can only restore the same version that is backed up. |
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Start All Sites |
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Starts all Sites on a selected EFT. Only available if one or more Sites are stopped. |
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Stop All Sites |
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Stops all Sites on a selected EFT. Only available if one or more Sites are running. |
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Start Site |
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Starts the selected Site. Only available if the Site is stopped. |
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Stop Site |
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Stops the selected Site. Only available if the Site is running. |
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New User |
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Opens the New User Creation wizard in which you can define a new user. |
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New Site |
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Opens the Site Setup wizard in which you can define a new Site. The first page of the wizard provides the option of creating a standard Site or a Site created using the "strict security settings" option. |
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New Server |
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Opens the New administrator Connection wizard in which you can create a new Server. |
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New Server Group |
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Opens the Create New Group dialog box in which you can define a new Server Group. |
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Kick Selected User |
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Remove User |
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Deletes selected user. |
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Remove Site |
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Opens a confirmation dialog box asking if you want to remove the selected Site. Also available when right-clicking a Site. |
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Remove Server |
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Opens a confirmation dialog box asking if you want to remove the selected EFT. Also available when right-clicking the object in the tree. |
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Remove Server Group |
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Removes selected Server Group; only available if you have more than one Server Group defined. (WARNING: No confirmation message appears!) Also available when right-clicking a Server. |
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Exit administrator |
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Closes the administration interface. (No confirmation appears.) |
Edit |
Cut |
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Deletes selected text and copies it to the Clipboard. |
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Copy |
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Copies selected text to the Clipboard. |
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Paste |
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Pastes text from the Clipboard to a selected editable text area in the EFT administration interface. |
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Server Service Settings |
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Opens the Server Service Settings dialog box, in which you can view the status of, start, and stop the EFT service or connect to a remote the Server service. |
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Global Settings |
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Opens the Server Global Settings dialog box in which you can specify prompts and change your administrator password. |
View |
Toolbar |
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Displays or hides the toolbar. |
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Status Bar |
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Displays or hides the Status bar on the bottom of the administration interface. |
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Refresh User Database |
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Connects to the user database and updates EFT. For more details, refer to Configuring EFT to Automatically Update the Authentication Database and Changing the User Database Refresh Rate for a Site. The user list is not refreshed automatically when a Site is stopped for Server startup; user database synchronization timer; or administrator changes related to the user database. |
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Refresh |
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Refreshes the display to the last saved state. |
Configuration |
New User |
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Opens the New User Creation wizard in which you can define a new user. |
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New Site |
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Opens the Site Setup wizard in which you can define a new Site. The first page of the wizard provides the option of creating a standard Site or a Site created using the "strict security settings" option. |
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New Server |
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Opens the New administrator Connection wizard in which you can create a new Server. |
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New Settings Template |
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Opens the Create New Settings Template dialog box in which you can define a new Settings Template. |
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New Permissions Group |
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Opens the Create New Group dialog box in which can define a new Permission Group. |
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New Server Group |
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Opens the Create New Group dialog box in which you can define a new Server Group. |
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New Command |
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Opens the Custom Command wizard in which you can create a custom Command for use in Event Rules. |
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New Workflow (Available only in EFT Enterprise.) |
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Opens the Create a Workflow dialog box. |
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Opens New Connection Profile dialog box |
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New Event Rule Folder |
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Opens New Event Rule Folder dialog box |
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New Event Rule |
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Opens the Create New Event Rule dialog box in which you can select an Event trigger. |
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New Virtual Folder |
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Opens the New Virtual Folder dialog box in which you can provide a name for and create a new virtual folder. |
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New Physical Folder |
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Opens the Create Folder dialog box in which you can provide a name for and create a new physical folder. |
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Reset Subfolders |
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Available only on the VFS tab, used to reset all subfolders of a particular parent folder to inherit permissions from that parent. |
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Rename Selected |
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Enables a selected object for renaming. |
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Delete Selected |
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A confirmation message appears asking if you want to delete the selected object. |
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Set Settings Template |
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Assigns the selected user to a Settings Template. |
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Apply Changes |
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Updates EFT with any changes. (Same as clicking Apply.) |
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Undo Changes |
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Reverts to the last applied change. |
Tools |
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Opens the Create SSL Certificate wizard in which you can create a self-signed certificate, private key, and certificate request file (.csr). |
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Sign SSL Certificate |
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Opens the Certificate Signing Utility in which you can sign a client's certificate request file (.csr). |
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Manage SSL Certificates |
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Opens the Certificate Manager in which you can manage trusted and pending certificates. |
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Opens the Create SH2 Public/Private Key pair wizard, in which you can create a server or client key pair. |
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Manage SSH Keys |
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Opens the SSH Key Manager in which you can view, rename, create, import, and delete SSH Keys. |
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Create OpenPGP Keys |
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Opens the OpenPGP Key Generation wizard in which you can create the public and private keyring pair. |
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Manage OpenPGP Keys |
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Opens the OpenPGP Keyring manager in which you can create, import, export, and delete OpenPGP Keyrings. |
Reports
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New Report |
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Opens the Create New Report dialog box in which you provide a name for the new report. After you click OK, the VSReport Designer appears in which you can define the new report. |
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Edit Report |
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Opens the selected report in the VSReport designer for you to edit it. |
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Delete Report |
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Displays a confirmation message asking you to confirm (Yes/No) whether you want to delete the selected report. |
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Save Report |
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Opens the Save As dialog box in which you can name the report and specify where to save it. The default location is C:\Program Files\Globalscape\EFT. |
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Import Report |
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Opens the Open dialog box in which you can browse for a report to import. |
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Export Report |
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Opens the Save As dialog box in which
you can name the report
and specify where to save it. The default location is C:\Program Files\Globalscape\EFT\Reports.
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Generates the PCI DSS Compliance Report in HTML format |
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Run Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) Report |
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Generates the DPIA report in JSON format (Open in text editor) |
Window |
Report |
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Opens the Report tab. |
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Status |
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Opens the Status tab. |
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VFS |
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Opens the VFS tab. |
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Server |
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Opens the Server tab. |
Help |
Help Contents |
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Opens this Help file. |
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Online Knowledge Base |
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Opens the Globalscape Knowledge Base, https://kb.globalscape.com/. |
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Online Support |
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Opens the Globalscape Help Center Web page, https://www.globalscape.com/support-home. |
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Generate Support Data |
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Opens the Generate Support Data Wizard |
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Provide Feedback |
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Opens the Globalscape Customer Support Contact Us page, https://www.globalscape.com/contact-us. |
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Activate EFT Enterprise |
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Opens the EFT Registration Wizard. |
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Activate Advanced Security Module |
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Opens the EFT Registration Wizard. |
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Activate AWE Module |
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Opens the EFT Registration Wizard. |
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Activate Auditing and Reporting Module |
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Opens the EFT Registration Wizard. |
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Activate OpenPGP Module |
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Opens the EFT Registration Wizard. |
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Activate AS2 Module |
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Opens the EFT Registration Wizard. |
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Activate DMZ Gateway Module |
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Opens the EFT Registration Wizard. |
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Opens the EFT Registration Wizard. |
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Activate Accelerate Module |
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Opens the EFT Registration Wizard. |
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Activate Remote Agent Module |
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Opens the EFT Registration Wizard. |
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Request Trial Extension |
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Opens the Trial Extension Request dialog box. |
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Enter Trial Extension Response |
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Opens the Trial Extension Response dialog box. |
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About EFT |
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Opens the About dialog box. |