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Full
support for FTP over SSL/TSL connections
FTPS is a secure and encrypted version of plain text FTP. FTPS creates an encrypted tunnel over the internet, securing usernames, passwords, and all data. FTPS file transfers are encrypted with strong encryption ciphers like 256-bit AES, Blowfish, and Triple-DES. InstantSync supports both implicit and explicit FTPS connection methods.
Note: FTPS is also known as FTP/SSL, FTP/S, FTP over SSL, and FTP over TLS. Read more about FTPS at Wikipedia.
Full
support for SFTP over SSH2 connections
SFTP is a file transfer subsystem of an SSH2 server. In this setup,
InstantSync is an SFTP client and makes a connection to the SSH2
server in a secure manner. The SFTP protocol encrypts usernames,
passwords, and all data with 256-bit AES, Blowfish, or 3DES ciphers.
The 256-bit AES encryption is adopted as an encryption standard
by the US government.
Read more about SFTP and SSH at Wikipedia.
FIPS
140-2 certified 
Product uses FIPS 140-2 certified components for reliable secure transfers (certificate #1051). The FIPS 140-2 is a standard that describes US Federal government requirements that IT products should meet for Sensitive, but Unclassified (SBU) use.
SSH
public key authentication
You can utilize the SSH public key authentication functionality to log in to remote systems by using private/public key pair. This provides even higher level of security than password logins. Both OpenSSH and SSH.com key file formats are supported.
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True bi-directional and one-way backup syncs |
Two-way
file synchronization (bi-directional)
Keep two folders perfectly in sync, while files can be modified on both sides. The file date stamps are used for comparison. InstantSync will adjust server file dates using server time-zone settings for proper time comparisons.
Propagated
deletions for true bi-directional syncs 
Propagated deletions allow you to create true bi-directional syncs. When enabled, the software tracks deletions on both sides, and repeats the deletion made on one side on the other side.
One-way
file synchronization
New and changed files are transferred from source to target. Date variables can be used in folder names (see more below). Perfect for backup sync tasks.
One-way
file replication (mirroring)
New and changed files are transferred from source to target. Any extra files or folders that no longer exist on the source are also deleted on the target. This helps you to manage clutter on the target, making the target an exact replica of the source.
One-way
file move (transfer & delete)
All files in the source folder are transferred to the target, and after a 100% successful transfer, they are deleted on the source. In other words, files are moved from the source to the target. If a certain file is not transferred in full, it is not deleted on the source. You can create a hot-folder sync task that is configured like this:
c:\OutBox -> ftp.yourserver.com/InBox
And all of the files found in the c:\InBox (and its subfolders), are moved to the remote /InBox. The sync task can also be set up in reverse:
ftp.yourserver.com/OutBox -> c:\InBox
Date
variables in folder names
Date variables with user defined formatting can be used in the source and target folder names to create dynamically changing folder names, e.g., for backup sync tasks.
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Fast and guaranteed results |
Multithreaded
transfers
InstantSync supports up to 10 simultaneous browsing and file transfer threads. This will greatly increase the performance of the file synchronization.
Compression
Support
InstantSync accelerates file transfers with on-the-fly file compression using the MODE Z command.
Automatic
reconnects, retries, and resumes
The number of reconnects, retries and timeouts can be specified individually for each task. You can also use unlimited retries. Software will automatically continue (=resume) the transfer in exact point of failure, rather than starting from the beginning of the file each time. When reaching the max limit for retries, you can be notified via log files and email notifications (more below).
UTF-8
Support
Support for many European language foreign characters (like ßåäöØæ) in file and folder names using UTF-8 encoding.
Include/Exclude
filtering
You can specify multiple include and exclude filters for each task. Filters can use file/folder names, file size, date and attributes, and can utilize regular expressions for powerful control over filters. File name filters can be matched within a specific sub folder, set of sub folders or all folders. You can also use date variables in filters.
Handling
of Conflicts
InstantSync can detect conflicts (=file has changed on both source and target) and you can specify the action to take in conflicts, like skip file, skip and report, always upload etc.
Recursive
folders and symbolic links
You have an option to ignore subfolders (no recursion to subfolders) and also ignore symbolic links. Specific folders & symbolic links can also be excluded with filters.
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Monitoring |
Transfer
history
Transfer history records a full history of all sync runs performed on the system, with information like date, number of files transferred, errors, average transfer speed, time taken, etc. You can also view a list of all of the files transferred for a selected history sync run.
Extensive
logging with auto-rotate schemes
You can generate up to four different log files for each run of the sync task. The log files are: Transfer history log (shared summary log file for all sync tasks), FTP command log, list of files transferred and error log.
There are various auto-rotation schemes available for log files, so you can e.g. set up log file to be rotated when its size reaches 100MB. Or set new log file to be created every day or every week etc.
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Need scheduling? |
Need
scheduling?
Our BatchSync Secure product adds scheduling to the above feature set. Read more about BatchSync Secure here.
Download
Try InstantSync Secure yourself. Free 30-day trial is available here.