Configuring the Ad Hoc Transfer Module
- Last Updated: August 12, 2025
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- WS_FTP Server
- Version 2024
Configuring the Ad Hoc Transfer Module
- Browse to the install directory for the AHT web interface on both nodes. The default path is:
- Windows (32-bit) -
C:\ProgramFiles\Progress\WS_FTP Server\AdHocTransfer\AHT - Windows (64-bit) -
C:\ProgramFiles(x86)\Progress\WS_FTP Server\AdHocTransfer\AHT
- Windows (32-bit) -
- On both nodes, create a backup of
web.configbefore making any changes. You can revert to these backups if something breaks during configuration. - On both nodes, open
web.configin a text editor such as Notepad. - On both nodes, locate the line that reads:
<add key="AHTDownloadURL_MachineName" value="localmachine.progress.com"></add>... where
localmachine.progress.comis the machine name of the node. - Replace each node's machine name in that line with the name of the cluster. This will allow users access to AHT in the event of a failover. For example:
<add key="AHTDownloadURL_MachineName" value="clustername.progress.com"</add> - Locate the machinekey XML node. It should look like:
<machineKeyvalidationKey="EA96C95FA2197D5500FF83F240A255F6C99C8120"decryptionKey="333D48BBCB70C5B3E9555FF438DFAB442924168CAB886EBA3096B14106681850"validation="SHA1"decryption="AES"/> - Copy each of these lines (the entire XML node, from
<machineKeyto />) fromweb.configon Node 1 toweb.configon Node 2. - If you make any other changes to
web.config, ensure that you make them on both nodes. - Once you are finished making changes, save
web.configon both nodes. - Restart the website in IIS on both nodes for the changes to take effect.