Introduction

What is FileCatalyst?

The FileCatalyst fast file transfer protocol offers incredible speed gains vs. traditional methods. UDP-based technology allows for file transfers that are hundreds of times faster than traditional FTPs with a file sharing speed that exceeds 10 Gbps.

For example, using standard file transfer protocols, a 1 TB file transfer from London to Vancouver might take upwards of 27 days. With a fast file transfer solution, the same transfer only takes a single day. Fast file transfer addresses a few major issues that regular file transfer solutions can’t, including using bandwidth more efficiently and executing file transfer processes more accurately. Fast file transfer solutions deal with large file transfer and long-distance file transfers much more effectively as well.

In addition to incredible speed, the FileCatalyst protocol brings a number of security, reliability, and management features.

FileCatalyst TransferAgent

FileCatalyst TransferAgent offers a new way for organizations and end-users to leverage the robust feature set of the FileCatalyst protocol from within a web browser allowing files to be sent 5 to 10 times faster than the traditional HTTP based file transfer tools built into the web browser.

TransferAgent should be thought of as two components: an application installed to the desktop computer, and a web application (one or more webpages) provided by an organization on their website.

  1. The desktop application includes a native menu-driven interface as well as “local” webpages which appear in the browser but which are not a part of an organization's website.

  2. The web application is an HTML5 user interface which is provided and configured by an organization to meet their particular file transfer needs. This web interface may vary in “look and feel”, but in all cases the pages simply offer a way to initiate a transfer using the TransferAgent desktop component.

Once a transfer is under way, progress updates may be viewed in the original webpage or on a “local” status page. Since the TransferAgent itself is responsible for the files, the browser window or tab may be closed at any time and the transfer will continue in the background.

System Requirements

On the end user side, FileCatalyst TransferAgent was designed to run on a multitude of operating systems and hardware configurations. Below are the minimum requirements:

  • Dual Core processor, 2GB RAM, 80MB of free disk space.

  • Windows 10, macOS 10.14 or higher, Linux (any modern distribution).

  • Recent web browser: Safari (macOS only), Chrome, Firefox, Edge.

  • Broadband Internet connection.

  • Network connectivity to FileCatalyst Direct Server.