User Guide

Connecting to Servers via FTP and HTTP 43
Configuring an RDS Server
Complete the following configuration procedure for each ColdFusion server you want
to access.
To configure an RDS server:
1. In ColdFusion Studio, click the Files tab at the bottom of the Resources window.
2. Open the Drive list at the top of the Files pane and select Allaire FTP & RDS.
3. Right-click Allaire FTP & RDS in the Directory list and select the Add RDS Server
command to open the Configure RDS Server dialog box.
4. In the Configure RDS Server dialog box, make these entries:
• Description: a label for the server connection
• Host name: localhost or an IP address
• Accept the default Port or enter your ColdFusion server port number.
• Select the Use Secure Sockets Layer option if needed.
• Enter RDS Security information based on the settings in the ColdFusion
Administrator. See “Managing ColdFusion security” on page 42 for details.
• Click OK to save the server information.
5. Open the server from Allaire FTP & RDS in the Files pane or in Windows Explorer.