Creating external users

This procedure describes how to create MFT Enterprise B2B external users, which enables them to transfer and receive files via the File Exchange website or a third party FTP client.

Before you begin

• Enable an MFT Enterprise B2B Hub, as described in Enabling an MFT Enterprise B2B Hub

To create external users:

1. From the Manage tab, click MFT B2B.

   The MFT B2B window appears.

2. From the Users tab, click .
3. Do the following:
   1. In the User Name field, type the name of the new external user.
   2. In the Password field, create a password for the external user.
   3. In the Email field, type the email address of this user.
   4. In the Phone Number field, type the phone number of the user.
   5. In the Company Name field, type the name of the organization that this user belongs to.
   6. In the Description field, provide a description of this user.
   7. In the SSH Setting area, in the SSH Public Key field, type the ssh-rsa key format.
   8. In the AS2 Setting area, do the following:
      1. In the AS2 ID field, type the logical name of the trading partner.
      2. In the Partners Certificate Alias field, type the alias of the partner certificate that is stored in the AS2 keystore
      3. In the AS2 Destination Folder, select the authorized virtual folder where the uploaded file must be saved.

         If the virtual folder doesn't exist, the AS2 messages is stored in /cm/AFT/as2/server/inbox.