Setting Up Inbound Configuration Records

To setup a new Inbound Configuration record:

1. Go to SFTP > SFTP Records > Inbound Configurations.

2. From the Inbound Configuration List page, click New Inbound Configuration.

3. In the Name field, enter the name of the bank server.

4. In the Remote URL field, enter the URL of the SFTP server.

   Note:

   You must enter the URL without the protocol https:// and must not include a specified path to the SFTP folder.

5. Enter the port of the SFTP server in the Port field.

   The port must be provided by the SFTP owner.

6. In the Host Key Type field, enter any of the following host key types.

   • RSA

   • DSA

   • ECDSA

7. In the Host Key field, enter the host key of the bank’s server. The host key must be provided by the SFTP owner. You can cross check the Host Key by using the ssh-keyscan -t rsa -p <port number> <URL> command in power shell for Windows and in terminal for Mac operating systems.

8. From the Authentication Method list, Select any of the following methods.

   • Username / Password:

     • When you select this method, you can enter a user name in the Username field and click the Set Password button. In the Set Password pop-up window, enter a password in the Password field and click Submit to save.

     • If your password changes or you save an incorrect password, you can recreate it by changing from the Set Password pop-up window.

   • Certificate / SSH key:

     When you select this method, a Certificate field appears from which you can select a previously saved certificate or SSH key.

     Only the following SSH keys are supported. To know more about saving SSH private key in NetSuite, see Uploading Private SSH Keys.

     • RSA

     • DSA

     • ECDSA

     Only the following digital certificates are supported. To know more about saving a certificate in NetSuite, see Uploading Digital Certificates.

     • PFX

     • P12

     • PEM

     • To create the Certificate/SSH key, use the ssh-keygen -m PEM -t rsa command.

     • To generate p12 format certificate, use the openssl pkcs12 -export -in <filename.txt> -out <filename.p12> command.

     • To generate PEM format certificate, use the cat test.key publicKey.cer > digCert.pem command

       Note:

       To run openssl command you can use the cmder tool.

   • Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) – When you select this method, you can enter a Username and click the Set Password button. In the Set Password pop-up window, enter a Password and click Submit to save the password. In the Certificate /SSH field, select a supported certificate or SSH key.

     You must enable MFA as an authentication method at the bank server before using it in the SFTP Connector SuiteApp.

     Important:

     The SFTP test connection and file download fails, if the username, password, certificate or SSH key you enter is invalid.

9. In the Inbound Mapping subtab, add the appropriate information in the following columns:

   • Inbound Folder Mapping Name – Enter the name of a folder mapping.

   • Bank Folder – For Processing – Enter the bank folder path provided by your bank to download the files to the file cabinet folder. If you do not have the bank folder path then you must enter slash,/ to download the files from the root folder.

   • Bank Folder -Processed – Enter the path of the bank server folder to move the processed files to the file cabinet.

     Note:

     If you do not have delete and upload permissions, you must leave this field blank.

   • Folder ID – Enter the ID of the folder that stores the downloaded files.

10. Click Save.

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