Connecting in Passive Mode

Some FTP servers require the connection to be established in a passive mode (i.e. your computer establishes the connection so the flow of data is set up and initiated by you).

Most Web browsers (which act as FTP clients) use passive FTP by default because companies prefer it as a safety measure. So switching to passive mode may be necessary with some FTP servers that are behind firewalls that do not allow connections from outside.

To set Backup4all to connect using Passive mode:

1) On the Destination->FTP server window (or Tools->Options->FTP) click Edit configuration

2) Check the Use passive mode for transfers (like WWW browsers) option

3) Press OK

After that use the Test FTP connection button to see if the FTP connection works.

Related Topics:

How to backup to FTP?

Destination - FTP

Options - FTP