Setup Tab

Use the setup tab to configure your own user account.

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Reveals all user settings and information. Allows any user with access to the setup tab to change their user settings i.e change password, change username, change email. Managed users and contacts do not have the ability to access the setup tab.

Feature	Description
Change Username	Change username used to access user’s account.
Password Change	Change password used to access user’s account.
Change Email	Change the email address associated with the account. Also changes where notifications are sent.
Time Zone	Specify the time zone for the user (affects time stamps for logs).
Country	Specify the geographic location for the user.
Language	Specify the language of the user.
Admin	Change the admin by using the drop down menu to change the selected user. The user must have an email to be the admin of the account.
Signature	Create a signature to appear at the end of each file sent. The account level signature typically contains references to confidentiality, privacy, copyright policy and general contact information.
Force FTPS/SFTP	Force user to connecting using secure FTPS or SFTP protocols when using FTP client.
Delete mail after	Delete mail events (located in the Home tab) after a certain amount of days.
Show mail in FTP folder	Show all mail events in the specified folder. By default the folder will be called mail.
Default FTP folder	Force the user into a specific folder upon login using a web browser by specifying the default FTP folder ex: hostedftp. NOTE: User will still need to specify default remote directory/default FTP folder in FTP client.
Save import results in FTP folder	Enable and specify import results into specified folder.
Create logs in FTP folder	Creates logs of all account logins and/or file transfers into a specified FTP folder using CSV and/or Excel documentation. By default the folder will be called logs. NOTE: Logs are generated at the end of each day.
Notify me when (Sent, received, both)	Enable notifications upon successful sent and/or received mail event.
Ask a security question during a password reset	Specify a security question and answer upon password reset to add additional security measures.
Add an attachment with download instructions	Adds download instructions to every sent file. Recipients will receive the download instructions in their email inbox. (only works for recipients that have an email specified)
Use a public key for SFTP authentication	Enable and set up PKI keys for this user.

Branding Link

Use the branding link to change the logo, color scheme, favicon, subdomain name, logo redirect URL, Hostname and other branding features.

Feature	Description
Apply default settings	Resets all branding to its initial HostedFTP default.
Name	The name of the account. NOTE: The title appear as the title in the web plugin.
Sever	Enter the address to use (i.e ftp.yourdomain.com) when connecting to your FTP site with a FTP client. You will need to change your DNS settings to include a CNAME record pointing ftp.yourdomain.com to us1.hostedftp.com.
Web Change	Customize your own hostname for connecting to your remote site via any FTP client.
URL	Redirects anyone who clicks on your logo to the URL specified. NOTE: Must include “https://” before the URL.
Colors (HEX) Header, Background, Link	Change the color of the header, background and links by using 6 digit HEX color codes.
Popup	Change the size and dimension of mail event pop ups.
Logo	Add a logo to your account. The recommended logo size should be no bigger than 400 x 400 pixels but can be as big or small as you needed.
Favicon	Add a favicon to your account. The favicon is a small logo that appears in the web browser or next to a bookmark.
Signature	Create a signature to appear at the end of each message you send. This account level signature typically contains references to confidentiality, privacy, copyright policy and general contact information.