WWA FTP/SFTP CONNECTION GUIDE KNOW HOW TO CONNECT TO WWA USING FTP/SFTP

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1 WWA FTP/SFTP CONNECTION GUIDE KNOW HOW TO CONNECT TO WWA USING FTP/SFTP

2 Table OF Contents WWA FTP AND SFTP CONNECTION GUIDE... 3 What is FTP:... 3 What is SFTP:... 3 Connection to WWA VIA FTP:... 4 FTP Connection Details: : Connection to WWA Staging server : Connection to WWA Production server Connection to WWA VIA SFTP:... 6 SFTP Connection Details: : Connection to WWA Staging server : Connection to WWA Production server Connection Modes:... 8

3 WWA FTP AND SFTP CONNECTION GUIDE This guide is intended for users who want to connect to the WWA server via FTP/SFTP to access / transmit EDI files for various WWA EDI products. What is FTP: FTP is an acronym for File Transfer Protocol. A protocol is a set of rules that networked computers use to talk to one another and FTP is the language that computers on a TCP/IP network (such as the internet) use to transfer files to and from each other. What is SFTP: The SSH File Transfer Protocol (also known as Secure FTP and SFTP) is a computing network protocol for accessing and managing files on remote file systems. SFTP also allows file transfers between hosts, similar to the SCP protocol. Unlike standard File Transfer Protocol (FTP), SFTP encrypt commands and data both, preventing passwords and sensitive information from being transmitted in the clear over a network.

4 Connection to WWA VIA FTP: Whenever a new customer or member integrates with WWA, WWA creates the login credentials for both the staging and production servers. WWA then shares the server URL and login credentials with the respective member or customer. The respective member or customer can then connect to the WWA FTP server by using the URL provided to them. They just need to access that URL from any of the web browser or they can use an FTP client such as WinSCP, FileZilla, CuteFTP, etc After that they need to submit their valid login credentials to access the directory structure. FTP Connection Details: 1: Connection to WWA Staging server. Staging URL: ftp://staging.ei.wwalliance.com/ User needs to enter the above URL to connect to the WWA Staging server. After entering the URL, the system asks for the login credentials. The user needs to enter the required credentials which are shared by WWA IT. After entering the correct login details, users can access the WWA directories on the staging environment. The staging environment is used only for testing purposes. After successful testing of EDI files, members / customers can start submitting the files on WWA production.

5 2: Connection to WWA Production server. Production URL: ftp://ei.wwalliance.com/ User needs to enter the above URL to connect to the WWA Production server. After entering the URL, the system asks for the login credentials. The user needs to enter the required credentials which are shared by WWA IT. After entering the correct login details, users can access the WWA directories on the production / live environment. The production environment is where the files are processed in real time after which notifications / confirmations / acknowledgements are sent accordingly to customers / members and resulting data displayed on After successful testing of EDI files, members / customers can start submitting the files on WWA production.

6 Connection to WWA VIA SFTP: Whenever a new customer or member integrates with WWA, WWA creates the login credentials for both the staging and production servers. WWA then shares the server URL and login credentials with the respective member or customer. The respective member or customer can then connect to the WWA server via SFTP by using the URL provided to them. They would need SFTP client software such as FileZila, CuteFTP, WinSCP etc. SFTP Connection Details: 1: Connection to WWA Staging server. Staging URL: staging.ei.wwalliance.com/ Client used for SFTP: WinSCP User needs to enter the valid Host name and login credentials in WinSCP Client software and also needs to select File protocol as SFTP to establish secure FTP connection with the WWA server. After entering the correct login details user can access the WWA directories. The staging environment is used only for testing purposes.

7 2: Connection to WWA Production server. Production URL: ei.wwalliance.com/ Client used for SFTP: WinSCP User needs to enter the valid Host name and login credentials in WinSCP Client software and also needs to select File protocol as SFTP to establish secure FTP connection with the WWA server. After entering the correct login details, users can access the WWA directories on the production / live environment. The production environment is where the files are processed in real time after which notifications / confirmations / acknowledgements are sent accordingly to customers / members and resulting data displayed on After successful testing of EDI files, members / customers can start submitting the files on WWA production.

8 Connection Modes: 1. Binary Mode 2. ASCII Mode When files are transferred, the party that is receiving the transferred data is responsible to download and while downloading User needs to use Binary Mode because it keeps the file in its exact original form. Binary mode refers to transferring files as a binary stream of data. Where ASCII mode may use special control characters to format data, binary mode transmits the raw bytes of the file being transferred. In this way, the file is transferred in its exact original form. If a file containing binary data is sent using ASCII mode, it will most likely end up being corrupted. If you're having problems with corrupted file transfers, try using binary mode when transferring the file. Some common file formats that are sometimes mistakenly transferred in ASCII mode includes: pdf - PDF files can contain embedded binary data such as images. doc - Microsoft Word documents are a binary formatted file. All audio, video, and image file formats are binary.