HP Device Manager 4.5 - FTP Server Configuration

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8. On the Authentication and Authorization Information page, select the Basic authentication option. Then,
select to allow access only to Specified users and provide the username of the account that was created
for HPDM FTP transactions. In our example, we created and are using the account username of
“hpdmadm”. For the Permissions options, be sure to click to select both Read and Write.
9. Click Finish.
Configuring the Passive Port Range for the FTP service
In this section, we will configure the server-level port range for passive connections for the data channel from thin
clients. Although the FTP client used by the HPDM Agent on the thin clients supports both an active and passive
mode for the data channel, the passive mode enables the thin client to initiate both the control and data
connections to the server, solving the problem of a firewall filtering the incoming data port connection to the thin
client from the server. However, in order to support a firewall on the server, a passive port range needs to be
specified and the server’s firewall must be configured to allow traffic on this port range. Use the following steps
to configure the Passive Port Range:
1. If the IIS 7 Manager is not already still open, click on the Start > Administrative Tools > Internet
Information Services (IIS) Manager.