How to route FTP streams via the HTTP proxy (FTP over HTTP).

Objective

Transmit the FTP stream via the HTTP proxy (FTP over HTTP).

Steps

STEP 1

1. If you have a Proxy Cache QoS license, go to Proxy Cache Qos > Configuration > HTTP, section Types of requests allowed per destination port. If you don't have a Proxy Cache QoS license, go to Proxy Cache Qos > Configuration > HTTP, section Types of requests allowed per destination port.
2. Ports 20 and 21 are the default FTP ports, and 1025-65535 are also required. Check FTP over HTTP for the ports listed below.

STEP 2

Configuring a FileZilla FTP client :

1. In Filezilla, click on Edit > Settings > Generic Proxy > HTTP/1.1 using the CONNECT method.
2. Enter the Proxy's IP address and HTTP listening port, as well as the login and password if authentication has been set up.